Uruguay: Salto Grande welcomed EU ambassadors to “promote the department’s development”

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Within the framework of strengthening ties between the European bloc and Salto and departments in the interior of Uruguay to learn about the local socio-economic situation, and to develop a closer link with the activities of the European Union and its Member States in Uruguay, a special tour of the Salto Grande dam was organized, followed by several meetings and press conferences.

This unusual event in the history of Salto Grande included EU representative in Uruguay Ambassador Paolo Berizzi, accompanied by representatives from Germany, Spain, France, the Czech Republic, Portugal and Hungary, among the visiting ambassadors.

On behalf of Salto Grande, the ambassadors were received by the chairman of the Salto Joint Technical Commission (CTM) Dr. Carlos Albisu, who was accompanied by Uruguayan delegates, the secretary general, the secretary of the Uruguayan delegation and the General Manager, among other authorities of the organization.

As part of the visit to Salto Grande, the ambassadors held meetings with representatives of universities (Universidad de la República, Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Universidad del Trabajo del Uruguay, Instituto Tecnológico Salto – CTC) as well as meetings with the Commercial and Industrial Center of Salto.

“We are before an event that our department had not seen for many years and it is not by chance, because for some time now we have been working on positioning and promoting Uruguay and the north of the region to foreign investors and states. We are certain that this is the path and that we must show Salto to the world to promote the department’s development,” Albisu stated.

The topics discussed with ambassadors comprised the potential of the Salto Grande region for the production of green hydrogen, a subject that was of particular interest to the ambassadors given the recent visit of Minister of Industry Omar Paganini to Europe.

On the other hand, the European representatives showed particular interest in the Salto Grande logistics hub project.

In this respect, Albisu emphasized that “much work is being done to this end, so an agreement may soon be reached and thus boost the region’s logistics and provide jobs for our people.” Other projects on the agenda were the Salto Grande Educational Pole and the dam renovation project (RSG).