AFP - Friday, November 9, 2:55 p.m.
MONTEVIDEO (AFP) - Finland's Botnia announced Friday the imminent opening of a factory in Uruguay cellulose raises several months an international conflict with Argentina .
boilers of the factory "will be lit today" in the town of Fray Bentos port, 300 km northwest of Montevideo, near the border with Argentina, told AFP sources management.
The Botnia plant is the subject of a serious dispute between Uruguay and Argentina, which opposes its construction on the grounds of risk of pollution of a river crossing.
A final attempt at reconciliation failed between the presidents of Uruguay Tabare Vazquez and Nestor Kirchner of Argentina, met Thursday evening in Santiago, Chile, at the Ibero-American Summit.
This conflict, which has prompted numerous protests and road blockades at the border between the two countries, led to the referral to the International Court at The Hague by Buenos Aires and a mediation effort led by an emissary of King of Spain. Montevideo
based on several international reports that consider the minimal risk of pollution resulting from discharges from the plant will produce one million tons of pulp per year.
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