The foreign ministries of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay issued a joint note on Wednesday (30.11.2022/XNUMX/XNUMX) stating that they can “take” measures to “defend their interests” in response to the intention of its partner Uruguay to submit an application for accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), without considering the other members of the bloc.
According to the statement released by the Argentine Foreign Ministry, “The representatives of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay informed Uruguay that "the three countries reserve the right to adopt any measures they deem necessary to defend their interests in the legal and commercial spheres."l ".
La Joint note was presented today by the Coordinators of the three countries before the Mercosur Common Market Group.
Meanwhile, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo is on a tour of Australia and New Zealand, where he was received by the Australian representative for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Deputy Minister for Trade, Tim Ayres.
"The formal request for access will be made in the coming days in New Zealand, as the depositary country of the treaty," the Uruguayan Presidency announced.
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