For different reasons, Argentina and Paraguay raised some differences over the text of the agreement, which was approved anyway.
With divergences in tone and enthusiasm, but also expectations about future negotiations, all the countries of the Mercosur will endorse this Friday the free trade agreement with the European Union. In that framework, Argentina and Paraguay At the previous meeting of foreign ministers, some elements that did not fully satisfy these representations were highlighted.
“All countries expressed themselves in favor of the agreement reached with the European Union and tomorrow it will be confirmed with the presence of the leaders,” the chancellor announced specifically. Omar Paganini this noon at the Mercosur headquarters.
Asked about the French government’s publicly expressed denial of the possibility of this agreement, Paganini clarified that “the approval mechanisms of the European Union apparently prevent the French government, from a formal point of view, from blocking this agreement, so “We are hopeful.”
“The presence in Uruguay of Ursula von der Leyen “It shows the success of a negotiation process and the support for the final stage of negotiation,” the chancellor concluded.
Mercosur Foreign Ministers.jpg
Argentina and its conditions
During the meeting of Common Market Council held in the morning, from Paraguay They consider that the scope of the agreement is insufficient, while the Argentine Foreign Minister Gerardo WertheinHe was emphatic in pointing out some nuances that his government has with the agreement to be closed tomorrow and called for an emotional flexibility of the block, as he was able to reconstruct Scope.
“Argentina He has every intention that the members of this bloc do well. We know the importance of the European Union agreement with Mercosur for Brazil and for the rest of the countries. For us this agreement is not an interdetermining subject, but Argentina privileges the interest of all partners and although it contains certain things that perhaps would not be within our powers, we consider that in the interest of privileging our partners and our brother countries, Argentina will support him,” he said.
The Argentine diplomat went even further and considered that “the rules of Mercosur are outdated.” Along these lines, he proposed establishing a four-month period so that the member countries of the bloc can discuss what he considered a “necessary and priority” flexibility that goes beyond the current 4 plus 1 negotiation format.
“The profound update of the current rules of Mercosur will also prevent us from having to take 23 years to carry them out when we have to conclude 4.1 agreements,” the chancellor expressed clearly, according to what Ámbito was able to reveal.
Source: Ambito
I am an author and journalist who has worked in the entertainment industry for over a decade. I currently work as a news editor at a major news website, and my focus is on covering the latest trends in entertainment. I also write occasional pieces for other outlets, and have authored two books about the entertainment industry.
