The President of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pou, is speaking this afternoon at the Summit of mercosur that takes place in Puerto Iguazú.
He valued that it is important to “mark the discrepancies” without affecting “the ties”, especially when the presidents are “tenants” of the chairs that occupy the summits.
The president insisted that the bloc must “become more flexible.” “We are going to continue carrying the pitcher because Uruguay’s proposal is not capricious,” he affirmed, although he acknowledged that his proposal has had “very little echo.” “If we can’t do it that way, we’re going to do it bilaterally,” he said.
The president insisted that the bloc must “become more flexible.” “We are going to continue carrying the pitcher because Uruguay’s proposal is not capricious,” he affirmed, although he acknowledged that his proposal has had “very little echo.” “If we can’t do it that way, we’re going to do it bilaterally,” he said.
“We are all good but the poncho does not appear. There is substantially nothing, and Uruguay is struggling to get markets,” Lacalle added.
The president remarked that “it is much better” to negotiate with other blocs or countries “together”, but like Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo, he indicated that it is “immobility” that worries Uruguay.
In addition, he asked Lula for “a bit of optimism” in his “already abundant pessimism” about the agreement with the European Union, since in his opinion “22 years of negotiation in this world is not logical.”
What Lacalle Pou said when he arrived in Puerto Iguazú
Upon arriving in the neighboring country, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced that in his participation he will insist on the “flexibility of Mercosur”his central critique of the organism, and in the idea of “Strengthen ties with other countries or unilaterally”.
“We believe that this Mercosur has to change”he affirmed in a press conference consigned by Channel 5.
Alberto Fernandez, Argentine president, began receiving his peers from member and associate countries at around 10:30. TO Lacalle Pou received it with a hug and then a handshakebetween some laughs, as could be seen in the broadcast of the event.
