Nicolás Albertoni highlighted the position of the Chinese government at the VII Meeting of the Dialogue Mechanism between both parties.
International relations between the Mercosur and China They advance “millimeter by millimeter,” according to the words of Vice Chancellor Nicolás Albertoniwho headed the VII Meeting of the Dialogue Mechanism between the States Parties of Mercosur and the People’s Republic of China held last Monday in Montevideo.
The diplomat, in exercise of the Pro Tempore Presidency (PPT) by Uruguaypointed out at a press conference after the meeting the importance of resuming the tool of dialogue between the South American bloc and the Asian giant, which had not materialized for six years.
“At the end of the day, the horizon is to open markets and generate more access for our products. If that is from the Mercosurbilaterally or whatever, but that leads us to achieve the objectives, we will continue advancing on that path,” he said.
In this regard, Albertoni highlighted the fact that China He pledged to present a “road map” for what he called the “strengthening of the Mercosur-China dialogue“and that the next dialogue between the two parties could take place as early as 2025.
“This is a middle path that suits us well”
“We have found those middle paths, we know that there are some (countries) that want to wait longer, others that want to move forward tomorrow, and this is a middle path that suits us quite well,” Albertoni explained about the possibilities of reaching a Free Trade Agreement (TLC) on the whole.
“There will be other instances of a bilateral nature, we have the G20 this year in Brazil in which he would participate President Xi (Jinping), which could be another area for us in the pro tempore presidency (of Mercosur) to continue moving forward,” he continued.
On this last point, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRREE) explained that the “axis” and “interest” of the Mercosur is to base the agenda on trade and investments.
Source: Ambito
