Diana Mondino said that France has “a misunderstanding of the agricultural sector” in the region.
The Chancellor of Argentina, Diana Mondino, He made clear his lack of optimism regarding the signing of the Mercosur-EU agreement, although he nevertheless assured that “they should be more worried” in the European bloc.
Referring specifically to the questions of France against him agriculture of the region, he warned in dialogue with Scope Argentina: “The French countryside is heavily subsidized and, I think, they have a misunderstanding of what the agricultural sector is. Mercosur”.
However, he slipped in feeling pessimistic about an eventual signing of the agreement by pointing out that “Mercosur is 32 years old and we have been working on that agreement for 19 years.” Anyway, he said: “I don’t know, one day it will come out.” Otherwise, Mondino considered that “they should be more worried about the European Union that in Mercosur.”
Finally, the chancellor of the government that he heads Javier Milei He referred to the lack of effectiveness of the regional bloc, a point that is pointed out by different sectors in the Uruguayan politics. “We don’t even have a Common Customs Office,” Mondino said.
Given the difficulty of the Mercosur-EU agreement, the focus is on China
The complexity in the Mercosur-EU agreement It is not something new. That is why, after successive criticisms and the proposal to make the bloc more flexible, Uruguay points to August being a key month for talks with China, with whom he intends to advance in a FTA (TLC).
Although the dialogue with the Asian giant seems well-oiled on the Uruguayan side, some high-sounding statements by Milei against the government of that country sowed doubts. However, for Mondino The ties between the two countries are “fluid,” but the two countries continue to defend the Argentine president. “Countries must say what they think and defend values,” he said.
Specifically, after the milestone of achieving last year the elevation to strategic alliance with China, the government expects in the coming weeks the visit of the vice-chancellor of that country, Ma Zhaoxu, to try to focus on a free trade agreement, whether between countries or with the regional bloc.
Source: Ambito
