This morning, a meeting was held between the mayor of Concordia, Dr. Francisco Azcué, and the mayor of Salto (ROU), Dr. Carlos Albisu, where it was agreed to continue strengthening the various public policies that have been developed jointly, particularly regarding issues related to the “El Niño” phenomenon and its effects on both sides of the Uruguay River.
During the meeting, they also discussed production, tourism, culture, and other common actions between both cities that contribute to cross-border integration.
Mayor Francisco Azcué recalled that for some time now, “we have been developing a work agenda in production, tourism, culture, and health, always thinking as a region. In this case, we are working on issues related to the emergency caused by the El Niño phenomenon, since both cities will be affected.”
The teams from Concordia and Salto have already been holding meetings on this matter, “and today we began to make decisions: the rising of the Uruguay River harms us both, the effects are similar, which is why it is important to work together. We have a lot of potential that grows when we unite, and despite what happens with El Niño, we must continue to strengthen,” remarked Azcué.
For his part, Albisu maintained that “we are convinced of the importance of the regional enclave because it is difficult to achieve major goals by working individually, but we see that Concordia and Salto complement each other and have been doing so, for example, through the emergency committees formed due to this phenomenon.”
“We are traveling a path together that will mean good results for both cities. We have many points of agreement to continue working and developing so that things materialize and arrive, which is what the communities of both cities need. Today that is happening and we have more ahead of us,” concluded Albisu.
The meeting was attended by, for Concordia, the Secretary of Government, Patricia Rodríguez, and the Secretary of Health, Diego Sauré, and for Salto, Aquiles Mainardi, coordinator of CECOED (Departmental Emergency Coordination Center); Lucía D’Angelo, from the Office of International Cooperation and Protocol; Diego Gómez Proserpio, Office of International Cooperation, and the Argentine Consul in Salto, María Julia Lorenzo.
During the meeting, they also discussed production, tourism, culture, and other common actions between both cities that contribute to cross-border integration.
Mayor Francisco Azcué recalled that for some time now, “we have been developing a work agenda in production, tourism, culture, and health, always thinking as a region. In this case, we are working on issues related to the emergency caused by the El Niño phenomenon, since both cities will be affected.”
The teams from Concordia and Salto have already been holding meetings on this matter, “and today we began to make decisions: the rising of the Uruguay River harms us both, the effects are similar, which is why it is important to work together. We have a lot of potential that grows when we unite, and despite what happens with El Niño, we must continue to strengthen,” remarked Azcué.
For his part, Albisu maintained that “we are convinced of the importance of the regional enclave because it is difficult to achieve major goals by working individually, but we see that Concordia and Salto complement each other and have been doing so, for example, through the emergency committees formed due to this phenomenon.”
“We are traveling a path together that will mean good results for both cities. We have many points of agreement to continue working and developing so that things materialize and arrive, which is what the communities of both cities need. Today that is happening and we have more ahead of us,” concluded Albisu.
The meeting was attended by, for Concordia, the Secretary of Government, Patricia Rodríguez, and the Secretary of Health, Diego Sauré, and for Salto, Aquiles Mainardi, coordinator of CECOED (Departmental Emergency Coordination Center); Lucía D’Angelo, from the Office of International Cooperation and Protocol; Diego Gómez Proserpio, Office of International Cooperation, and the Argentine Consul in Salto, María Julia Lorenzo.