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Do you monitor? THE trollop!
OPINION WILLIAM LUCIANO
After the period agreed by the presidents to agree on terms of monitoring Botnia, Uruguay is forced to reveal their true intentions concerning the subject matter of the dispute by the pulp mill: The accurate and effective determination of the damage this company is causing harmful the area environmentally.
Since the beginning of this stage FundaVida, denounced the “technical” proposed by the neighboring country were actually undercover BOTNIA employees who had the task, no continuous monitoring of the company but on the contrary, effectively blocking any action I had this fate because they will not stand up to constant review.
Are unknown terms of the report raised the Argentine coach, Colombo and Lyons to the Foreign Ministry after the first visit inside the mill, to see visually what is happening, but some rumors circulating in areas strongly linked to the subject, aware of the concerns that came from the factory to see inside.
After working in secrecy in the Foreign Ministry, prepared a report containing the proposal for monitoring, including continuous monitoring with sensors for toxic waste, liquid, solid and gaseous fuels from cellulose Finnish course proposal was rejected by the Chancery Uruguay.
To FundaVida and so we did know that different publishers have published, there was never part of Uruguay serious intention of effectively carrying out the agreement by the presidents.
Uruguay only seeks to “kick forward,” the conflict as it always did since 2005.
It is now evident that happened to him yesterday:
The Uruguayan press notices of updates, here’s a transcript published in the Montevideo daily El Pais:
…. “In the absence of agreement, was extended for 10 days within the scientific committee to present a plan for monitoring the Uruguay River. Timerman said that “Argentina fulfilled” and expects the same from Uruguay, which caused discomfort in the government.
The binational scientific committee members reached an agreement not to file a joint monitoring of the river Uruguay.
They met Monday in Montevideo and Buenos Aires on Tuesday, when was the deadline given by President Cristina Fernandez and Jose Mujica to submit to the Administrative Commission of the River Uruguay (CARU) an environmental monitoring plan river.

The meetings were tense, sources from both countries expressed. In them the scientific delegation insisted that UPM Argentina (ex Botnia) have constant monitoring, with sensors that measure the environmental impact parameters 24 hours, 365 days a year. For Uruguayan scientists, this pose is impossible to carry, and agreed that largely surpassed by Fernandez and Mujica, which provides up to 12 admissions per year per plant, located on both banks of the River Uruguay “, the sources added.
A delicate situation and the lack of agreement among scientists, joined the remarks he made yesterday afternoon Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman, in which the Uruguayan delegation accused of not responding to the proposal submitted by his country monitoring and Uruguay claimed that complies with the agreement signed by the presidents of both countries.
“Argentina is ready, quite ready and completed the monitoring plan, but we have not yet received in the past day, see what happens, we have not received any reply from Uruguay,” Timerman said. The Argentine foreign minister announced that the public would end the day monitoring plan in your country. But it was deactivated after Timerman accept the proposal of the Uruguayan delegation to an extension of 10 days.
According Timerman, the Argentine plan “will solve the problem of Bothnia and across the River Uruguay. And therefore we expect Uruguay to comply with what was signed. ”
“The presidents signed something and were very specific: November 2 must be ready the monitoring plan. Argentina complied, “he concluded.
Silence. Uruguayan government sources consulted by El Pais said the unrest by Timerman said, they received as “pressure out of place”, as said the monitoring plan should not be a government, but developed and submitted to CARU for scientists.
If no agreement among scientists of both countries to present a joint monitoring plan, Uruguay understood to be members of the CARU should try to agree that environmental monitoring of the river, expressed in the source country of the Presidency.
The proposal of the Argentine scientists said Timerman and raised doubts in Uruguay on the Argentina Foreign Ministry will finalize the agreement for environmental control signed by the presidents and to close this dispute between the countries.
“This issue goes to the curtain of memories,” said Mujica on 28 July, Fernandez agreed with the monitoring plan and closed the main conflict between the two countries, which complicated their relations for years. What happened yesterday raised questions about it, but trust the government not go back and make progress in bilateral relations, especially considering the excellent relationship between Fernandez and Mujica.
Meanwhile, the Executive will keep silent on the issue, seeking concrete finally monitoring the river signed and announced by the presidents.
The only authorized spokesman for the Foreign Minister Luis Almagro, who has called for silence. So did the Foreign Secretary, Robert Earl, who participated in the last day of negotiations in Buenos Aires. ”
And it adds a grotesque attempt to disqualification of the technicians appointed by Argentina: … .. ”
Scientific actors in the conflict
The scientific delegation consists of Argentina Juan Carlos Colombo and William Lyons. Meanwhile, the Uruguayan by Eugene Lawrence and Alberto Nieto.
Lorenzo Colombo and are known by the actors of the conflict between Uruguay and Argentina for the installation of Botnia (now UPM) and the roadblocks. Colombo was the scientist who prepared reports submitted by the Argentine government to the International Court of Justice in The Hague and which were dismissed by the court where there was clear evidence of contamination tested.
In areas of the Uruguayan government and the national scientific field, it was hoped that as a sign of understanding, Argentina chose to independent scientists. Colombo’s appointment raised questions, which were confirmed by their position on the committee. Lorenzo was the president of the CARU for much of the conflict, participated in the negotiations for the agreement signed by the President Cristina Fernández and José Mujica and is resisted by the Environmental Assembly of Gualeguaychú it was also one of those who signed the impact study Environmental presented by BOTNIA before implementation.
Moreover, we say, and always through transcended, because official information is jealously guarded the Gualeguaychú river monitoring revealed no alert.
To FundaVida, nothing is happening is a surprise, but no longer worry as the story goes, because it is quite likely that the conflict will worsen in the coming days and the reason is clear and definite: The government of Uruguay UPM Botnia knows clearly that does not stand up permanent monitoring sensors and will close the plant.