Orsi Arrives in the United States for the UN General Assembly and Seeks a Bilateral Meeting with Lula

Uruguay’s president, Yamandú Orsi, is already in the United States to take part in the UN General Assembly, where he will deliver his second speech before the body on Thursday.

According to the published schedule, on Monday he will take part in a presidential dialogue on artificial intelligence. La Diaria reported, based on information from El Observador, that he will also have exchanges with business leaders linked to that sector.

According to La Diaria, Orsi will also hold meetings with the presidents of Paraguay and Bolivia, Santiago Peña and Rodrigo Paz, within the framework of Urupabol. A meeting is also scheduled with Chilean President José Antonio Kast, as part of the initiative known as the Santiago Regional Commitment, focused on security and the fight against organized crime.

Sources at the foreign ministry cited by La Diaria said the Uruguayan president will also meet in New York with Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The bilateral meeting could take place between Monday and Tuesday, although details were still being finalized, in a context in which the Brazilian president will remain in the United States for less than a day because of his reelection campaign.

The theme of the general debate of the 81st session of the General Assembly is “Restoring trust and driving transformation to deliver results for all.”

For Friday, a meeting is also scheduled between Orsi and the UN secretary-general, António Guterres. In parallel, La Diaria recalled that former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet withdrew her candidacy for the organization’s secretary-general. According to that outlet, Uruguay’s foreign ministry said the government has not yet taken a position on that issue.

Sources

• La Diaria

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