The Uruguayan delegation will seek not to go unnoticed and take advantage of “the possibility of growing” in the Asian market.
The delegation of 40 Uruguayan businessmen who will travel to China together president Luis Lacalle Pou foresees a varied agenda of meetings with Chinese business chambers, in which they hope not to go unnoticed, but rather to take advantage of “the possibility of growing” in that market.
The president will fly this Saturday on an official mission to the Asian giant accompanied by businessmen and a delegation from the Executive Branch made up of the chancellor, Omar Paganinithe Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Fernando Mattosthe Minister of Economy and Finance, Azucena Arbelecheand the brand new Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining, Elisa Facio.
The executive director of the export, investment and country image promotion agency Uruguay XXI, Sebastian Rissoassured yesterday Thursday at a press conference that “whenever you travel to China “is seeking more opening of markets for the products.”
The Uruguayan mission in China will begin on November 20
In turn, he maintained that the official mission will begin next Monday, when several meetings will be held with Chinese authorities and businessmen.
“We have three events with Chinese business chambers where there will be a very good number of businessmen,” he commented. Rissobefore adding that “those who travel have sent their requests to meet with businessmen from various sectors and accompany us from agriculture, dairy, logistics, services, ICT (Information and Communication Technologies), very varied sectors “.
Likewise, he pointed out that beyond the “merely protocol” agenda, on Tuesday, November 21, there will be “an important event” with a chamber of commerce from the Asian giant, which will be followed by “other meetings” with Chinese business counterparts.
Rissohighlighted the fact that “China last year it represented approximately 30% of trade in goods Uruguay“From the Chinese perspective we have room to grow more,” since the numbers of Uruguayan rice and meat placements “have the possibility of growing,” the official pointed out.
Source: Ambito
