Uruguay integrates a group of Latin American States that, convened by Chili, They work to coordinate the defense of the region’s interests against the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Different countries of Latin America, among them Uruguay, committed in the Chilean capital to continue working for a balanced multilateralism and cash. In this sense, they agreed to work so that these characteristics are taken into account at the next WTO summit, which will take place in February in United Arab Emiratesand that the interests of the Latin American countries that make up the organization are also considered in equitable circumstances.
During the meeting in Santiago de Chilealso “a general reflection was made on the multilateral trading system, the status of several ongoing negotiations was reviewed (such as agriculture, fishing subsidies and intellectual property), the inclusion of women and MSMEs in the international trade, issues related to productivity, digitalization, innovation and new technologies and sustainable development, among others,” they explained in a statement.
The participants “agreed that it is relevant for the countries of the region to continue playing an active and proactive role, in preparation for the next WTO Ministerial Conference and during it, and show leadership, by reaffirming their historic commitment to multilateralism, actively collaborating to achieve a successful summit,” added the text, released by the Chilean Foreign Ministry.
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Chile participated in the meeting, Alberto van Klaveren, and of Brazil, Mauro Vieira; the Undersecretary of International Economic Relations of Chile, Claudia Sanhueza; the deputy director general of the WTO, Johanna Hill; and representatives of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic and Uruguay.
The Mercosur-EU agreement, with obstacles
He Mercosur faces a new obstacle to reaching an agreement with the European Union, after the regional bloc of the old continent admitted that the agricultural crisis may represent “one more obstacle” in the lengthy agreement, a situation that may have its impact on Uruguay.
On this occasion, the one who whitewashed the problem was the head of diplomacy of the European bloc, Josep Borrell, who spoke of evaluating “whether the current crisis of agriculture European Union does not mean another obstacle on this path”, putting on hold the signing of the agreement, which some sectors were excited to finalize next month.
However, Borrell clarified that the decision will be almost exclusively the EU’s. “Now the ball is in Europe’s court. “We are the ones who have to say if we want it or not,” he said. During a seminar with European and Latin American legislators at the European Parliament, The leader stated that among the countries of the Mercosur “the willingness to sign the agreement is greater than ever.”
One of the main opponents of the agreement is the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, who harshly questioned the initiative. In fact, farmers demonstrated today in that country to ask that the president “clearly say ‘stop’ to the agreement.” Meanwhile in Uruguay worries the “environmental neoprotectionism.”
Source: Ambito
