The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, gave details of his communication with the Argentine president-elect.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference 2023known as the COP 28it is not only a space for countries to establish common guidelines against environmental degradationbut it sets up a scenario of geopolitics that Emmanuel MacronPresident of France, he sought to take advantage in his first week. In this context, he was critical of the environmental management of Lula da Silvapresident of Brazil, and established ties with Javier Milei.
In his speech at COP 28which is carried out in dubai from November 30 to December 12, Macron He stated that he had “the opportunity to talk with the president Javier Milei. He has several very bold proposals for his country“.
In front of the journalists present, the France’s president He expanded on the relationship he seeks to establish with the elected president of Argentina: “In recent years I have had to work with presidents who, at times, presented very bold proposals. We were always able to establish a dialogue and do something reasonable. Therefore, we will do everything in our power to maintain cooperation and even enrich it with Argentina. AND I hope you join in when it comes to climate issues because you will see that this is also good for your country.
It is the second international approach that has Javier Milei through the climate agenda. The previous one was by Kristalina Georgievaholder of IMFwho offered a financing line close to the US$ 1000 million through the Resilience and Sustainability Fundwhose aim is for countries to face long-term challenges for the energy transition against climate change. . The funds have a maturity of 20 years and a grace period of more than ten years.
Mercosur-EU Agreement: Macron believes that “it is a poorly made agreement”
During his speech, the president of France denigrated the current agreement between the Mercosur and the European Union (EU), considering that “it is not good for anyone,” by raising objections mainly to the environmental issue. The French president expressed himself like this after meeting with his counterpart Brazil, Lula Da Silva, in dubaiwhere the COP 28.
“I am against Mercosur-EU Agreement, because I think it is completely contradictory with what he (NdR: Lula) is doing in Brazil and what we are doing,” he said. Macron and indicated that “it is an agreement that was negotiated 20 years ago, and that we tried to patch up, but it is poorly done.”
Among his criticisms, he noted that “does not take into account biodiversity and climate“, so, he analyzed, it is reduced to a text “badly patched that dismantle tariffs“.
Likewise, he asked to reward Brazil “for its forestry policy” and, in line with the position of the Uruguayan government, postulated: “The international community and the European Union “They must help them and therefore give them carbon credits so that they do not deforest, because they have a forest treasure.”
Source: Ambito
