Visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Luis Almagro
Minister
Antonio de Aguiar Patriota will host the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Luis Almagro, in Brasília,
on July 9, in the context of the first plenary meeting of the Brazil-Uruguay High Level Group (GAN), established by a presidential decision
of July 2012.
During
the GAN meeting, the Foreign Ministers will address common goals
towards sustainable development and binational integration, such as
infrastructure
and transportation; productive integration; communication and
information; free movement of people; science, technology and
innovation; free circulation of goods and services. Uruguay currently
holds the Presidency
Pro Tempore of MERCOSUR.
From
2003 to 2012, bilateral trade flow quadrupled, from US$ 943 million up
to more than US$ 4 billion. Brazil is Uruguay's main trading partner
and the main market for Uruguayan products. Uruguay is the second
largest investor in Brazil among the countries of South America and
concentrates the second largest stock of Brazilian investment in the
region, including sectors such as agro-exports, slaughterhouses,
energy, food and beverage, finance, construction, chemical, mining and
steel.
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