Uruguay to Assume Pro-tempore Presidency of Mercosur
1 julio 2020

MERCOSUR

On Thursday, July 2, Uruguay will assume the Pro-tempore Presidency of the Mercosur bloc at the Summit of Heads of State Parties and Associated States. Preliminary meetings for the different work areas will be held in the run-up to the event.

It is expected that the management of the pandemic at regional level will be one of the foremost topics on the agenda during Uruguay’s presidency, specifically the joint purchase of medicines as one of the actions to be evaluated by the group.

It should be remembered that in April, MERCOSUR approved an additional contribution of USD 16,000,000 for the Plurinational Project “Research, Education and Biotechnologies Applied to Health”, to be entirely allocated to a coordinated strategy against COVID-19. Part of this amount will be used to strengthen diagnostic capabilities, by purchasing equipment, supplies, PPE and rapid detection kits.

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