UNESCO declares Manantiales Serranos a Global Geopark and positions Uruguay in the global sustainable development network

The Broad Front warns of human rights setbacks under the Milei administration. On Tuesday, Uruguay’s Broad Front party sent a message of solidarity to the Argentine people on the 50th anniversary of the coup carried out March 24, 1976. The Uruguayan leftist coalition highlighted the “tireless work” of the Mayo Square Mothers and Grandmothers and […]

The Argentinean Senate ratified the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, greenlighting significant market access, but the European Parliament decided to freeze their treatment for at least one year and sent it to the Court of Justice for legal review. The Argentine Senate approved the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)-European Union trade agreement on Thursday, February 26, with 69 votes […]

Presidents Xi and Orsi sign 19 agreements and back an inclusive global order. On Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi consolidated their countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership, committing jointly to political coordination and engagement in international forums. RELATED: Kidnapping of President Maduro Is a Serious Violation of International Law: China During a […]

Uruguay and China strenghten ties with 11 new agreements on trade, investment, innovation and environmental cooperation. On the morning of February 3, 2026, President Xi Jinping held talks with Uruguay’s President Yamandu Orsi, who is on his third day a State visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the third […]

President Orsi visits China with Uruguay’s largest business delegation, signing key trade and innovation deals. President Yamandu Orsi will visit China, Uruguay’s main economic partner, on February 1st, leading the largest-ever delegation of private businesses on a Uruguayan presidential trip abroad, Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin announced. On the other hand, the political representatives will be […]

Uruguay assumed the annual presidency of the Group of 77 and China on January 1, taking the helm of the largest negotiating bloc of developing countries within the United Nations, with plans to champion inequality reduction, climate action, and multilateralism during its 2026 term. Uruguay assumed on January 1st the presidency of the Group of […]

A Uruguayan court sentenced nine ex-soldiers to prison for torture during the 1973-85 dictatorship, in a landmark ruling for the Vladimir Roslik case. A Uruguayan court sentenced nine former soldiers to between 13 and 15 years in prison for the torture and unlawful imprisonment of civilians during the country’s 1973-1985 civic-military dictatorship, in a landmark […]

The South American country will be able to diversify its exports. On Monday, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin confirmed that his country was accepted as a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). RELATED: Uruguay and China Launch Joint Agriculture Laboratory The CPTPP represents 15% of the world’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), […]

The new laboratory is being established at a time of heightened bilateral diplomatic relations. On Tuesday, Uruguay’s National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA), China’s Qingdao Agricultural University, and the private firm Reevolution signed a memorandum to establish a laboratory within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. RELATED: China’s Large Scientific Facility Attracts Global […]