Foreign Minister Omar Paganini met with Ambassador Duong Quoc Thanh, with topics such as support for joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership and a possible FTA with Mercosur.
The minister of Foreign Affairs, Omar Paganini, met with the ambassador of Vietnam in Argentina, Duong Quoc Thanh, who will soon end his diplomatic mission in Uruguay. There, the foreign minister affirmed that both countries have ample room to continue deepening bilateral cooperation, and expressed his hope that the Asian nation will soon install its embassy in Montevideo, to continue working at the same time.
Support from Vietnam upon entry of Uruguay to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) It was also another of the topics discussed at the meeting, according to the media Vietnam Plus. For his part, Duong Quoc Thanh requested that, during the Uruguayan pro tempore presidency at the head of the Mercosur During the second half of 2024, the country can promote negotiations for a Treaty Free Trade (FTA) between the regional bloc and several Asian countries.
For his part, the president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvawho started conversations with Japan to deepen the commercial relations of the island country with the Latin American region. Likewise, Mercosur recently signed an agreement with Singapore, and welcomes further progress in treaties with Southeast Asian countries—among them, Vietnam-, especially when other negotiations such as the agreement with the European Union (EU) They are closer to falling than to becoming reality.
Meanwhile, Paganini plans to take a trip to the Asian country this year; like the minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP), Fernando Mattos, with the objective of promoting cooperation agreements between both nations.
Meeting with Cosse
The Vietnamese ambassador also had a working meeting with the mayor of Montevideo —and presidential candidate for the Frente Amplio—, Carolina Cosse; in which the establishment of a cultural space that represents the community of Vietnam It was one of the central themes.
In this sense, the Municipality will issue a resolution in March and it is expected that construction will advance quickly, to inaugurate the space in May. The project will have a commemorative area for Ho Chi Minhwho visited Uruguay during his world tour 112 years ago.
Cosse, meanwhile, emphasized that the initiative will become a symbol of solidarity and friendship between the governments and people of the two countries. Ambassador Duong Quoc Thanh, for his part, expressed his desire to promote cooperation between localities, including the implementation of the letter of intent signed between Ho Chi Minh City and Montevideo, in order to strengthen the friendship between the two peoples and cooperation in information technologies, housing construction and the fight against climate change.
Source: Ambito
