Lacalle Pou seeks a middle ground in the dispute between the United States and China, his two main customers in the export of goods and software
247 – Lacalle Pou is stopping in Washington on his way to New York, where he is scheduled to attend an event in his honor tonight (13) organized by the Association of the Americas, an education group.
Joe Biden will hold a brief meeting with the President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Poe, at the White House on Tuesday (13) for an unannounced visit, according to Bloomberg. According to the media, Lacalle Bo seeks a compromise in the dispute between the United States and China, his main customers in the export of goods and software.
The Uruguayan president has expressed interest in concluding a free trade agreement with Washington, and has criticized the northern superpower for not understanding the strategic importance of Latin America.
In 2021, the Uruguay government began trade negotiations with China, but Beijing suspended the negotiations amid opposition from Uruguay’s regional trading partners; Argentina and Brazil.
At the Summit of the South held in Brasilia in May, Lacalle Pou was quite clear in his position on the return of Montevideo to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) proposed by the Lula government. The Uruguayan leader positioned himself against the creation of a body similar to Onasor or the resumption of the body. According to him, this type of forum stimulates “ideological clubs”.
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