Today the President of the Republic, José Mujica, travels to Chile to attend the inauguration of President-elect, Sebastian Piñera. As reported by the Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Conde, Mujica also meet with Uruguayan diaspora on Chilean soil. Then he will travel to Bolivia as invitation of President Evo Morales.
The government held a press conference to report on the situation in Chile and the aspects that are related to Uruguay. The presidency prosecretary Diego Canepa, said that of the 217 orders received from Uruguayans who wanted to know about their relatives in Chile, 95% were answered. "11 cases are still pending to be answered, which means no more than that. So far there were no wounded or Uruguayan fatalities, "he said.
Deputy Foreign Minister Conde, said Mujica leaves to Chile to meet with the president, Michelle Bachelet, today March 10^th. "He will use this opportunity to express the Uruguayan intention to have links with Chile and also appreciate the emphasis the link brought by Bachelet in these five years," he said.
Moreover, the President will meet with the colony of Uruguay in Chile, consisting of some 5,000 registered Uruguayans, accompanied by Foreign Minister Luis Almagro. "This serves to strengthen ties with the diaspora," said Conde. The day Piñera will be taking office.
The final destination of this tour will be Bolivia. As explained by the chancellor will address two aspects. First bilateral relations with the country's highlands, it is not a full member of Mercosur. On the other hand, will address the link Urupabol bloc (Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia). Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF) approved a loan of $ 300,000 to conduct a feasibility study for building a pipeline that would communicate to Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. It is estimated that would cost about 3,000 million dollars and could be operational by 2013.

(www.180.com.uy and www.elpais.com.uy, March 10, 2010)