The European Union (EU) congratulated Javier Milei for his victory in the runoff in view of Sergio Massa and expressed confidence that there will be continuity of cooperation.
“Congratulations to the new president-elect, Javier Milei, for his victory. The people of Argentina have demonstrated in free and democratic elections,” said the head of the European Council, Charles Michelin a message on networkformer Twitter).
The entity official also thanked the outgoing president, Alberto Fernandez“for the excellent cooperation in recent years. I hope to continue this cooperation for the benefit of our people.”
The support of the European Union to Javier Milei
For his part, the head of diplomacy of the EU, Josep Borrellnoted in a statement that “Argentina is an important global player and the EU looks forward to working with the new administration to address global challenges.”
“The new Argentine Government can count on the EU to further strengthen our partnership to achieve positive results for our societies, including by finalizing negotiations on the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement“he added. He also communicated on his account x.
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How could Milei’s victory impact Mercosur?
In relation to the impact that the triumph of Milei could have on the negotiations between the EU and the Mercosura Commission spokesperson said only that that institution “take note” of the result of the elections.
Negotiations underway, the spokesperson said, “They are very constructive”and the Commission is still working with the intention of completing the delicate talks to close that agreement “before the end of the year.”
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The EU and Mercosur countries announced the successful end of talks in 2019, but the ratification process quickly became bogged down as European countries demanded an additional chapter on issues environmental.
What does Diana Mondino, possible next chancellor of Argentina, think about Mercosur?
In the middle of the year, the economist Diana Mondinoassured that “the Mercosur has to be revitalized”, since “neither the world nor the Mercosur countries have the same needs or opportunities as when the crisis was generated. Mercosur“.
“With the European Union (EU) We could negotiate together, although it is difficult because Today the Mercosur countries are rather competitors“said the economist, who is being considered as a possible new chancellor of Argentina. “We would have to achieve strength by unifying our positions, instead of competing among ourselves for the markets,” she remarked.
Source: Ambito
