Xi, Uruguayan president hold talks, elevate ties to comprehensive strategic partnership

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou in Beijing on Wednesday. The two heads of state announced the elevation of bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership. Uruguyan President Luis Lacalle Pou attended a welcome ceremony hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping before joining Xi for bilateral talks and overseeing a signing ceremony. Lacalle Pou expressed great pleasure at leading an important cabinet and trade delegation to visit China during the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Uruguay and China. He said that Uruguay actively supports the joint construction of the BRI, and aligns with Xi’s Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative and Global Civilization Initiative. Uruguay hopes to strengthen cooperation in economic, technological, sports, and tourism sectors. The announcement elevates Uruguay’s ties with China to an equal footing with Brazil and Argentina, two other members of the Mercosur trade bloc. After the talks, Xi and Lacalle Pou witnessed the signing of several cooperation documents, across a wide of sectors including agriculture, education, and science and technology, as well as over customs inspections, which could be a boon for the Latin American country’s meat exports. Uruguay is one of the few countries to run a trade surplus with China, which last year doubled to $1.5 billion up from $766 million in 2021. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!