The mayor of Concordia stated that to achieve common goals between both cities, bureaucratic barriers and obstacles that currently hinder the region's development must be torn down.
On Wednesday morning, led by Mayor Azcué, the opening of the 37th Meeting of the Concordia – Salto Border Integration Committee took place.. The purpose of the meeting, held at the Convention Center, was to advance the integration of both cities, under the coordination of the respective Ministries of Foreign Affairs.
Present were the Director of Limits and Borders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of the Argentine Republic, Minister Santiago Villalba Díaz; the Director General of the Area for Border and Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Ambassador Bernardo Greiver; the Consul of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Licentiate Fiorella Scayola, and the Argentine Consul of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Carola del Río. Due to force majeure, the mayor of Salto, Andrés Lima, could not be present, and in his representation, the visit of Alejandro Bermúdez was received.
AGAINST BUREAUCRACY, IN FAVOR OF INTEGRATION
The mayor of Concordia welcomed the authorities present and celebrated the opportunity to advance the integration agenda with Salto, stating that “we have enormous potential, we have to take advantage of it,” while acknowledging that there is “a debt” between both shores and “that is why these types of spaces are important.”
Among the important topics for the working commissions, he pointed to the axes “on security, regarding drug trafficking and human trafficking.” But also, the mayor pointed out, on “this idea of tearing down barriers, of eliminating bureaucratic and administrative obstacles, working with great intensity in production, in social and cultural matters.”
Azcué even mentioned the challenges and opportunities in tourism. “In fact, we are now, for example, going to present the Salto Grande region at the International Tourism Fair; that is to say, we are going to sell that product which we understand has enormous potential and that requires work,” he explained.
EMPOWERMENT
Chancellor Villalba Díaz stated in his speech that “these committees are the necessary tool to enhance and empower the cities, in this case of Concordia and Salto, so that they can, in the three commissions that we are going to develop, see what the progress is, what the expectations are, and what the pending challenges are.”
In that framework, he highlighted that, in recent months and at a national level, “we have signed the protocol for assistance and health transfers, which is something concrete” that will bring benefits between both shores.
FACILITATORS
For his part, Greiver highlighted the role of being facilitators and bringing solutions in “the greatest number of good and important things in all social, commercial, humanitarian, transport, migratory, customs, and exchange aspects.”
In that context, he pointed to the Argentine-Uruguayan border as “a border of brotherhood, of fraternity, of peace” and insisted that “for all these meetings to have the meaning we want to give them, ultimately, the goal is to make things easier for people,” from the export of production to the health transfer of ambulances.
DEVELOPMENT
At the time of his speech, Bermúdez urged that the workday contribute to regional integration, since it is “a particularly important issue for our administration, it was in the previous period and without a doubt we have many issues to work on together for the development of these two cities.”
The representative of the Salto mayor's office celebrated the progress “on the issue of ambulances,” highlighted the importance of the Concordia airport “which is going to be international,” but noted that “the issue of firefighters remains pending, as well as achieving the light bridge and being able to reactivate the train.”
WORKDAY
At the opening ceremony of the 37th Meeting of the Concordia – Salto Border Integration Committee, provincial and municipal authorities, council members, and members of the Armed Forces, Security Forces, and institutions from both countries also converged.
In the workday's agenda, which extended well into the afternoon, progress was made on the axes of the commissions of: Infrastructure and Border Facilitation; Social Policies; and Trade and Production.
On Wednesday morning, led by Mayor Azcué, the opening of the 37th Meeting of the Concordia – Salto Border Integration Committee took place.. The purpose of the meeting, held at the Convention Center, was to advance the integration of both cities, under the coordination of the respective Ministries of Foreign Affairs.
Present were the Director of Limits and Borders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of the Argentine Republic, Minister Santiago Villalba Díaz; the Director General of the Area for Border and Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Ambassador Bernardo Greiver; the Consul of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Licentiate Fiorella Scayola, and the Argentine Consul of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Carola del Río. Due to force majeure, the mayor of Salto, Andrés Lima, could not be present, and in his representation, the visit of Alejandro Bermúdez was received.
AGAINST BUREAUCRACY, IN FAVOR OF INTEGRATION
The mayor of Concordia welcomed the authorities present and celebrated the opportunity to advance the integration agenda with Salto, stating that “we have enormous potential, we have to take advantage of it,” while acknowledging that there is “a debt” between both shores and “that is why these types of spaces are important.”
Among the important topics for the working commissions, he pointed to the axes “on security, regarding drug trafficking and human trafficking.” But also, the mayor pointed out, on “this idea of tearing down barriers, of eliminating bureaucratic and administrative obstacles, working with great intensity in production, in social and cultural matters.”
Azcué even mentioned the challenges and opportunities in tourism. “In fact, we are now, for example, going to present the Salto Grande region at the International Tourism Fair; that is to say, we are going to sell that product which we understand has enormous potential and that requires work,” he explained.
EMPOWERMENT
Chancellor Villalba Díaz stated in his speech that “these committees are the necessary tool to enhance and empower the cities, in this case of Concordia and Salto, so that they can, in the three commissions that we are going to develop, see what the progress is, what the expectations are, and what the pending challenges are.”
In that framework, he highlighted that, in recent months and at a national level, “we have signed the protocol for assistance and health transfers, which is something concrete” that will bring benefits between both shores.
FACILITATORS
For his part, Greiver highlighted the role of being facilitators and bringing solutions in “the greatest number of good and important things in all social, commercial, humanitarian, transport, migratory, customs, and exchange aspects.”
In that context, he pointed to the Argentine-Uruguayan border as “a border of brotherhood, of fraternity, of peace” and insisted that “for all these meetings to have the meaning we want to give them, ultimately, the goal is to make things easier for people,” from the export of production to the health transfer of ambulances.
DEVELOPMENT
At the time of his speech, Bermúdez urged that the workday contribute to regional integration, since it is “a particularly important issue for our administration, it was in the previous period and without a doubt we have many issues to work on together for the development of these two cities.”
The representative of the Salto mayor's office celebrated the progress “on the issue of ambulances,” highlighted the importance of the Concordia airport “which is going to be international,” but noted that “the issue of firefighters remains pending, as well as achieving the light bridge and being able to reactivate the train.”
WORKDAY
At the opening ceremony of the 37th Meeting of the Concordia – Salto Border Integration Committee, provincial and municipal authorities, council members, and members of the Armed Forces, Security Forces, and institutions from both countries also converged.
In the workday's agenda, which extended well into the afternoon, progress was made on the axes of the commissions of: Infrastructure and Border Facilitation; Social Policies; and Trade and Production.