Uruguay denounce 'aggressiveness' of Argentina

In the middle of the voltage by the dredging of a canal in the Río de la Plata, the former Uruguayan President Julio Maria Sanguinetti said that their country is being abused

"There is a great aggressiveness of the Argentine Foreign Ministry in the little diplomatic tone that make protests and sent letters." (...) "Who complains is not progress in substantive, which is the dredging of the channel," said two-time Uruguayan President Julio Maria Sanguinetti in dialogue with RADIUS 10.

Consulted on diplomatic relations between the two countries tightened even more this weekend after the order by the portfolio towards Hector Timerman Uruguay that the former Ambassador to our country Francisco Bustillo declare about alleged attempts to bribe the company Riovia to Argentine officials, Sanguinetti said that the link is "poisoned".

"The feeling that there is is that the Uruguay is being ill-treated by the Argentinian Government. " "Everything is going by adding in an escalation that is distends not ever, because the Presidents meet, apparently things tend to go down, and then returns to the same", believed the former ruler of the neighboring country.

For Sanguinetti, "clearly we are at a level that is not according to diplomatic usage, which is not what we are waiting for an Argentina-Uruguay relationship, (which should be) more frank about search solution." "It is really very unfortunate."

With regard to the request of Foreign Minister Hector Timerman of immunity Bustillo that declare a cause "improper importation of foreign automobiles" as a condition for further negotiations from the dredging of the bi-national channel, Sanguinetti defended the Uruguayan official, whom he described as of "person properly, always very sober, and a good Ambassador".

In a similar vein, the Government of José Mujica supported action by Bustillo, and Uruguayan media reported that support will be made public through an official response that will be announced today.

"There is a sense of retaliation and anger that is beyond normal," concluded the experienced Uruguayan political figure.