The foreign ministers of Uruguay Rodolfo Nin Novoa and Miguel Vargas for the Dominican Republic announced the signing of three agreements on migration, aviation and trade and investment on Monday, 12 November 2018 at the Ministry of Foreign Relations in Santo Domingo. Present for the signing agreement were Uruguay Ambassador Álvaro Gallardo, and Luis Ernesto Camilo, president of the Dominican Civil Aviation Board (JAC).
Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas said the aviation agreement formalizes commercial aviation relations between both countries. The Memorandum for Understanding for the Promotion of Trade, Investments and Productive Linkages calls for creating a joint council to promote cooperation in these areas. The Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation on Migratory Flows reaffirms the joint will to combat trafficking of persons and migrants, strengthening the work group with capacity to analyze migratory flows between both countries.
The ministers also announced that as of 1 January 2019, Dominicans that have a US or Schengen visa do not need to apply for a visa to travel to Uruguay. Likewise, new family reunification admittance measures will now facilitate travel for Dominicans that are related to relatives that are legal residents in Uruguay.
13 November 2018
