The foreign ministers of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay will meet on July 18 in Brussels with the European Commissioners for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, and Agriculture, Phil Hogan, to advance the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, said the Paraguayan minister, Eladio Loizaga, on Tuesday (3.7.2018).
South Korea, Singapore and Canada
The chancellor insisted that Mercosur is committed to its trade agenda, as demonstrated by the launch of negotiations with South Korea, the first contacts with Singapore and the negotiations with Canada, a country with which two rounds of negotiations have already been held.
CELAC AND EU
In addition to the Mercosur-EU meeting on July 18, the foreign ministers will also participate in 16th and 17th of this month at a meeting between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the EU.
On July 17, he said, the foreign ministers will hold an intra-Mercosur meeting.
Without consent
On June 22, the European Commission published its report on the latest round of trade negotiations on the Mercosur-EU agreement, in which it acknowledged that protected geographical indications remain an obstacle.
The EU and Mercosur, which have been negotiating an association agreement since 2000, are still They have not reached a consensus on chapters such as geographical indications, the automotive industry or market access for products such as beef, sugar or dairy products.
Source: Reuters
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