The President of the Republic, Yamandu Orsiasked Parliament for authorization to leave the country between June 13 and 18on the occasion of trip to the United States that he will make to see the debut of the Uruguayan National Team and participate in a business event to promote Uruguay that will be held in Miami.
Orsi had announced this Thursday, after handing over the National Pavilion to the national team’s players, that I would go to at least one match at the 2026 World Cupwhich will begin next June 11 and will have as hosts to the United States, Mexico and Canada.
This Friday, however, confirmed that the president will be absent from the country between the 13th and 18th of this monthas stated in the request sent by the Executive Branch to Parliament.
In this way, the president will be present at Uruguay’s debut against Saudi Arabia next Monday, June 15 in Miamisomething that had been advanced this morning in dialogue with The morning of football from El Espectador Deportes.
“I told the players: look, I’m going to the first and the final!”he said, jokingly, about his choice.
Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin also referred to this visit by Orsi and noted that responds to “very strong” pressure from the FIFA president, Gianni Infantinoso that the presidents of the countries whose teams participate in the World Cup are present at the event.
“It will be very difficult for the president not to go, at least to the first game.“, he had announced hours before the news was confirmed.
The extension of Orsi’s trip responds, on the other hand, to a event organized by several Uruguayan institutions to promote national products to businessmen, which will be held in Miami on June 17.
“We are preparing a great event on the 17th in Miami taking advantage of all this promotion climate for Uruguayan products. I know that the president had been invited to lead it that day,” Lubetkin explained and assured that the president’s presence will give an “extraordinary quality” to the activity.
The request sent by the Executive Branch states that the president will participate in the “Uruguay Day in Miami“, organized by the Uruguayan embassy in the United States.
Regarding the eventual meeting with US President Donald Trump, Lubetkin insisted that it will not be possible on this occasion. “It was part of a hypothesis. Trump is on other things, the president (Orsi) can only be there for a couple of days. The meeting will come out when it has to,” he said at a press conference.
