Diana Mondino stated that European farmers “also have a deficit” and toned down the noise with France: “We all had responsibility.”
The signature of Mercosur-EU Agreement continues to expand due to obstacles that come from Europe and the Argentine Foreign Minister, Diana Mondino, considered that the delay in the negotiations is due to “misunderstandings of the agricultural policies Latin American and European.
In this way, Mondino admitted the interest of the government of Javier Milei by the agreement and relativized that the difficulties come from France, since the president Emmanuel Macron He asked to “make a new agreement.” “We all had the responsibility,” countered the leader of the neighboring country.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina spoke like this when asked about the agreement between the regional bloc and the European Union, while joking: “The treaty is almost there and not yet.”
Regarding the progress of the negotiations, he pointed out that “there are many of us who have to give something so that the other does not do badly,” when talking about “misunderstandings” such as Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU and the concern of “many European farmers” who feel their businesses “in danger”.
“He is in danger because they also have a deficit”, Mondino observed and questioned that “myths have been generated, such as the deforestation of the Amazon, “They are exaggerations.”
Mercosur opens the game to other blocks
While the agreement with the European Union has been going on for more than two decades, Mercosur begins to try to give impetus to other negotiations, including an agreement with the European Free Trade Association. (EFTA), comprising Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Added to this is the interest in achieving a FTA (FTA) with Japan, something they admitted from Paraguay, who holds the pro tempore presidency of the bloc, but also since Argentina, with Mondino anticipating the search to “begin to explore a dialogue.”
Try the same Uruguay, who seeks to advance his request for admission to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, that could shoot 16% exports.
Source: Ambito
