Wednesday, August 25th 2010 - 04:15 UTC

US Secretary of State praises Uruguay on Independence Day

“Happy Independence Day, Uruguay”, said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in her August 25th message adding that “the US joins in celebrating your many accomplishments this past year, and in honouring your leadership in our region and across the world”.

Hillary Clinton underlined US and Uruguay’s commitment to democratic ideals Zoom Image

Recalling her March visit to Uruguay, Mrs Clinton said she had “the privilege of meeting with your President (Jose Mujica) and discussing the many ways in which our nations are working together to address common challenges. And I certainly got a taste of Uruguayan warmth and hospitality and of the friendship that exists between our peoples”.

The head of US diplomacy said the “United States is proud of our partnership with Uruguay – a partnership deeply rooted in our common commitment to democratic ideals and individual freedoms. Uruguay’s elections October last year, and your success in forming a unified government, are models of democratic pluralism that can and should be emulated around the world”.

Finally Mrs Clinton praised Uruguay as “a leader in advancing peace and social justice, both at home and abroad. And you have made important contributions to the ongoing recovery efforts in Haiti and to peacekeeping missions all across the globe”.

 

5 comments Feed

Note: Comments do not reflect MercoPress’ opinions. They are the personal view of our users. We wish to keep this as open and unregulated as possible. However, rude or foul language, discriminative comments (based on ethnicity, religion, gender, nationality, sexual orientation or the sort), spamming or any other offensive or inappropriate behaviour will not be tolerated. Please report any inadequate posts to the editor. Comments must be in English. Thank you.

1 Nicholas (#) Aug 25th, 2010 - 06:15 pm Report abuse
“..... honoring your leadership in our region and across the world”.

Huh? what leadership? Any one here from Uruguay here, who can explain that to me?
2 briton (#) Aug 25th, 2010 - 11:29 pm Report abuse
tut tut tut, insulting the hand that feeds you.
3 Forgetit87 (#) Aug 26th, 2010 - 05:17 am Report abuse
The US is using the smallest states in Mercosur - Uruguay and Paraguay - to spoil regional integration.
4 Duglas (#) Aug 26th, 2010 - 08:56 am Report abuse
Gee. They must be mixing that skanks makeup in a concrete mixer these daze.
5 harrier61 (#) Aug 26th, 2010 - 01:36 pm Report abuse
Aren't those words much the same ones as she used for Argentina?

Please log in or register (it’s free!) to comment.

Advertisement

Get Email News Reports!

Get our news right on your inbox.
Subscribe Now!

Advertisement