Pereira echoed the statements made by Deputy Foreign Minister Valeria Csukasi, who said in a press interview that the Uruguayan state would be obligated to comply with the arrest warrant against Netanyahu issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

“It’s not planned, but they asked (Csukasi) and if (Netanyahu) comes to Uruguay, he must be arrested,” Pereira said at a press conference, after participating in activities for the Day of the Base Committee, held by the left-wing coalition.

“Uruguay is obligated by its commitments to the ICC to exercise and act upon that international arrest warrant. That is indisputable,” the Deputy Foreign Minister stated last week, although she added that the Israeli Prime Minister’s visit will “never” happen.

However, the day before, President Yamandu Orsi said that “talking about what doesn’t exist is pointless.”

“It never occurred to me, and it was never suggested to us, that the Prime Minister of Israel come to Uruguay. So, I prefer not to comment on things that aren’t concrete,” he stated.

(…) the truth is, if you ask me, I say that international law must be respected. Our country and any country in the world. It shouldn’t be anything new,” Fernando Pereira argued.

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