Foreign Relations of Uruguay - Rest of World

• Australia is represented in Uruguay through its embassy in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and an honorary consulate in Montevideo.
• Uruguay has an embassy in Canberra and a general consulate in Sydney.
• Australia and Uruguay share an interest in the Antarctic waters and the fisheries therein. Both countries are full members of the Cairns Group and of the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. A number of incidents have taken place in Antarctic waters involving Urugayan-flagged sailing boats and Australian officers.

• Canada has an embassy in Montevideo.
• Uruguay has an embassy in Ottawa, two consulates general in Montreal and Toronto, and an honorary consulate in Vancouver.
• Canada and Uruguay have a Foreign Investment Protection Agreement (FIPA) which came into force in 1999; a bilateral Social Security Agreement that came into force in January 2002; and a bilateral Audiovisual Co-Production Agreement to encourage joint film productions, which came into force in October 2005.
• Both countries are full members of the Cairns Group and of the Organization of American States.
• Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade about relations with Uruguay

• Egypt has an embassy in Montevideo.
• Uruguay has an embassy in Cairo and an honorary consulate in Alexandria.

• New Zealand is represented in Uruguay through its embassy in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and through an honorary consulate in Montevideo
• Uruguay is represented in New Zealand through its embassy in Canberra (Australia) and through an honorary consulate in Christchurch
• In November 2001, the Prime Minister, Helen Clark, paid the first visit to Uruguay by a New Zealand Head of Government
• In November 2007 the President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez paid the first ever visit of an Uruguayan head of state to New Zealand
• Both countries are full members of the Cairns Group and of the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
• New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with Uruguay

• Uruguay recognized the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic on December 28, 2005.

Uruguay cooperates with the U.S. on law enforcement matters, such as regional efforts to fight drug trafficking and terrorism. It has also been very active in human rights issues.In 2002, Uruguay and the U.S. created a Joint Commission on Trade and Investment (JCTI) to exchange ideas on a variety of economic topics. In March 2003, the JCTI identified six areas of concentration until the eventual signing of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA): customs issues, intellectual property protection, investment, labor, environment, and trade in goods. In late 2004, Uruguay and the U.S. signed an Open Skies Agreement, which was ratified in May 2006. In November 2005, they signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), which entered into force on November 1, 2006. A Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) was signed in January 2007. More than 80 U.S.-owned companies operate in Uruguay, and many more market U.S. goods and services.