The president of the Republic Luis Lacalle Pou He called the Argentine ambassador in Uruguay, Alberto Iribarne, to congratulate him on the title won by the Argentine team in the World Cup in Qatar.
“As soon as Argentina won, I called Ambassador Alberto Iribarne to greet him, his people and the Argentine president”Lacalle Pou said at a press conference.
It was not the only allusion to the Argentines and the World Cup that the Uruguayan president made in recent weeks.
On December 6, within the framework of the Mercosur Summit, Lacalle Pou referred to the tournament twice.
When he spoke for the first time, Lacalle Pou greeted everyone and said: “Out of protocol, I wish both Argentina and Brazil good luck in the World Cup.”. At that time, Uruguay was already out of the competition and Brazil and Argentina had advanced to the quarterfinals.
Then, he joked in the official photo that the leaders took. “Take good photos because here is the world champion”, he said on December 6, which made Argentine President Alberto Fernández, who was on his right, smile.
on that summit, both heads of state kept some crossesin the midst of tensions due to the aspirations of the Lacalle Pou government to make Mercosur more flexible and due to the individual agreements that it has been promoting with third countries.
