Swiss Embassy in Montevideo
The Swiss Embassy in Montevideo is the seat of the diplomatic representation of the Swiss Confederation in Uruguay .
The embassy building is located in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo in the local district of Pocitos . The premises are on the eleventh floor of the property, Calle Ing.Federico Abadie 2936/40 . In January 2012, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) announced that the consular services in Montevideo would be discontinued in the course of 2012 and that the relevant activities would be outsourced to a regional consular center in Buenos Aires .
Bilateral relations between Switzerland and Uruguay
The bilateral relations between the two countries look back on a long history due to the fact that Uruguay was an emigration destination for many German-speaking Swiss as early as the 19th century. In the cities of Montevideo, Paysandú and Minas , Swiss people cultivated customs by founding clubs, shooting societies and choirs. In the years 1862/1863, farmers of Swiss origin were also largely responsible for founding the Uruguayan city of Nueva Helvecia .
In 1859, Switzerland appointed a consul in Uruguay for the first time. A first diplomatic mission was finally opened in Montevideo after the Second World War in 1947. A Swiss Chamber of Commerce was established in Uruguay three years earlier in 1944.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Five more Swiss consulates disappeared on www.swissinfo.ch from January 31, 2012, accessed on February 10, 2012
Coordinates: 34 ° 55 ′ 2.7 ″ S , 56 ° 8 ′ 59.4 ″ W.