For his part, President Vazquez who has headed Uruguay's center-left government since 2004 refrained from any direct mention of Venezuela's arms purchases.
VOA: standard.2009.09.15
The collapse of Argentina's financial system led many Argentines to withdraw their deposits from Uruguay's banks.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, together with his wife, Madam Ban Soon-taek, having arrived fromUruguay, began an official visit to Brazil on the evening of Wednesday, 15 June.