Joint CommuniqueOn Tuesday, July 31, 2001, representatives of the governments of the United States and Uruguay held the inaugural meeting of the Joint Economic Council.This Council is the product of a April 24 meeting between President George W. Bush and President Jorge Batlle in Washington. At that time, the Presidents agreed on the need to strengthen and broaden the economic relations between both countries.The Presidents agreed to create the Joint Economic Council as a distinct forum for sharing and exchanging ideas on a variety of economic topics, including multilateral, regional and subregional issues, as well as shared bilateral issues.In the opening session, the heads of the delegations, Assistant Secretary of State E. Anthony Wayne and Foreign Minister Didier Opertti, provided broad descriptions of the topics to be discussed in the inaugural meeting as well as the overall objective of the Council itself. They concluded that the implementation of this Council enhances the relationship between the United States and Uruguay.
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