The foreign ministers of the countries that integrate The Mercosur agreed to extend in 50 positions the list of exceptions to the common external tariff, After a workday in which the current scenario was analyzed after the United States’s approach to upload import tariffs.
“The ministers agreed on the importance of face the challenges presented by the current international context ”, a statement of the meeting indicates, in which The situation regarding the so -called Commercial War unleashed by Donald Trump is not directly mentioned.
The text indicates that “in that framework, they agreed on the need for temporarily expand the national list of exceptions to the common external tariff of each state up to 50 tariff codes and instructed the respective national coordinators to implement that understanding. ”
In that way, Javier Milei would have achieved a venia from the regional bloc to advance in a reciprocal reduction agreement of 50 products with the United States, As I had announced it days ago.
The informal meeting was held in the San Martín Palace. In addition to Gerardo Werthein The Chancellor of Brazil was present, Mauro Vieira; that of Uruguay, Mario Lubetkin; that of Paraguay, Rubén Ramirez Lezcano, and the representative of Bolivia, Celinda Sosa Luna, in the character of the country in order to enter the common block.
The note indicates that “the foreign ministers They reaffirmed the commitment to the strengthening and unity of Mercosur and the determination to modernize and explore, in a coordinated way, how take better advantage of the circumstances of a changing and challenging international situation. ”
“In a climate of cordiality and trust, the foreign ministers agreed on the importance of working on the internal agenda and external relationship of Mercosur,” adds the statement.
Agreements with Singapore and the European Union
The statement also stands out “The subscription of the agreement with Singapore and the conclusion of the negotiations with the European Union”, He also says that the foreign ministers “expressed their commitment to advance priority to negotiations with Effa and with United Arab Emirates, with a view to concluding both negotiations during this semester ”.
They also promised to “discuss the MERCOSUR MODERNIZATION on the occasion of the meeting of Common Market Group for April 23 and 24prior to a new meeting of foreign ministers that will take place on May 2 ”.
“The foreign ministers agreed to continue in the subsequent weeks with this frank and open dialogue, with a view to the LXVI Ordinary Meeting of the Common Market Council and Summit of Presidents of Mercosur next July,” concludes the note.
NO TO A BRAZIL PROPOSAL
According to They had indicated diplomatic sources, the Foreign Minister of Brazil, Mauro Vieira, would have tested the atmosphere with his colleagues to make a statement against the new commercial policy of Donald Trump, But the idea had the rejection of Argentina and Paraguay.
Beyond everything, Argentina, that He holds the temporary presidency of the block, insists on the idea of providing the flexibility space to negotiate with other third countries.
Source: Ambito
