The presidents of Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and the Dominican Republic, as well as the King of Spain, will travel to Montevideo to participate on March 1 in the investiture of Yamandú Orsi as the new president of Uruguay.

This was announced on Tuesday by the future foreign minister of the South American country, Mario Lubetkin, who detailed that for the moment the presence of the Argentine president, Javier Milei, is not confirmed.

“This will be the ceremony of greatest historical participation since democracy restarted in 1985. And I would dare to say that it is one of the most important participations of presidents, prime ministers and kings in number of those that have happened in Latin America and the Caribbean, at least in recent years,” he said.

In a press conference held at the headquarters of the Executive Branch, Lubetkin also reported that other presidents who will be in Montevideo will be those of Armenia and Germany.

The latter will hold a meeting with Orsi on Sunday, March 2, as part of a day that will have several bilateral meetings.

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In the case of Argentina, the future foreign minister recalled that the last two transitions carried out in Uruguay were not attended by the then presidents, Mauricio Macri (2015) and Alberto Fernández (2020).

He explained that this is due to the fact that the beginning of the ordinary session of Parliament takes place in that country on March 1.

He also pointed out that countries such as Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Italy, Mexico and Portugal will be represented by ministers.

In total there will be 185 representatives from 65 countries, in a day that will begin at 13:00 local time (16:00 GMT) and will take place in the Legislative Palace and in the Plaza Independencia.

“We have maintained that tradition of Uruguay an open country, which invites all those countries with which we have diplomatic relations. That as a general criterion,” Lubetkin said.

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On the other hand, he was consulted about the decision of the current Uruguayan president, Luis Lacalle Pou, not to sign the invitations to the Governments of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

“Naturally, it is not that we have been happy, because we preferred to have the general invitation, regardless of what the country was,” said the future minister, who recalled that “Governments pass and States remain.”

He added that those who have diplomats in Uruguay were sent an invitation note.

The future Foreign Minister Lubetkin said on Tuesday that his country wants to be a “facilitator and actor” of the integration of Latin America and the Caribbean.

“Part of the efforts we will make in foreign policy in this period is to strengthen integration at the regional level with all the difficulties that exist today, as they exist throughout the world,” he said.

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“We want to be facilitators of the integration of Latin America and the Caribbean. We have our responsibility. I believe that the mere presence of the presidents who come from Latin America and the Caribbean is a sign that they are giving us,” he added.

He also remarked that there is no political sign there, since the presidents who will arrive in Montevideo “represent all the political colors of the region.”

The president of Celac (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) and the new president she is going to assume is coming,” he said, referring to the Honduran Xiomara Castro and the Colombian Gustavo Petro.