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Brazil & Southern Cone - October 2013 (ISSN 1741-4431)
URUGUAY-ARGENTINA: Seeking papal inspiration for pulp mill dispute
The event was replete with symbolism. Uruguay’s President José Mujica and Argentina’s President Cristina Fernández together launched a new high-speed catamaran dramatically cutting the journey time between Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Christened Francisco, in the Pope’s honour, and with Fernández as godmother, the catamaran’s launch was designed to demonstrate that Uruguay and Argentina are closer than ever. If the physical distance between the two countries appears to have been reduced, however, the diplomatic distance is increasing. Once again, the Uruguayan pulp mill in Fray Bentos is poisoning relations; how much it is poisoning the shared river is the big question and one which might end up being taken up by the International Court of Justice at The Hague – again.
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