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Guatemala andUruguay have long-standingdiplomatic relations . Both nations are members of theCommunity of Latin American and Caribbean States,Group of 77,Organization of American States,Organization of Ibero-American States and theUnited Nations.
Both Guatemala and Uruguay share a common history in the fact that both nations were once part of theSpanish Empire. During the Spanish colonial period, Guatemala was governed from theViceroyalty of New Spain inMexico City while Uruguay was then part of theViceroyalty of the Río de la Plata and administered fromBuenos Aires. In 1828, Uruguay obtained its independence after theCisplatine War. In 1841, Guatemala obtained its independence after the dissolution of theFederal Republic of Central America. In March 1907, both nations established diplomatic relations.[1]
Bilateral relations between both nations have taken place primarily in multilateral forums. In November 2006 Guatemalan Vice-PresidentEduardo Stein attended the 16thIbero-American Summit inMontevideo.[2] In November 2018 Uruguayan Vice-PresidentLucía Topolansky paid a visit toAntigua, Guatemala to attend the 26th Ibero-American Summit.[3]
President-elect of GuatemalaBernardo Arévalo was born on 7 October 1958 inMontevideo, Uruguay, the son ofJuan José Arévalo, the formerPresident of Guatemala between 1945 and 1951, and his second wife, Margarita de León. At the time of Arévalo's birth, his father was living in political exile inSouth America following the1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.[4]
Both nations have signed several agreements such as an Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (1987); Cultural Agreement (1987); Agreement on Economic and Commercial Cooperation (1987); Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations (2007); Agreement for the Exchange of Information Regarding the Design and Implementation of Drug Policies (2013); Agreement in Academic Cooperation (2013); and an Agreement on Trade and Investment (2019).[5]
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