The President Javier Milei confirmed his participation Meeting of Mercosur Heads of State in the Brazilian city of Foz de Iguazú. The Argentine delegation is traveling to the neighboring country following the decision of the European Commission Postponement of the trade agreement between both regional blocks. The personal meeting with your partner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva This is happening in the context of the debate about external tariffs and national economic integration.
The semi-annual meeting of the presidents takes place on Saturday December 20th in the city of Foz de Iguazú. This border town in Brazil will welcome the leaders after a series of changes to the original schedule jeopardized the activity.
The Brazilian Foreign Ministry, known as Itamaraty, changed the original date, December 2, due to a lack of definitions from the EU. Javier Milei decided to participate despite initial doubts on the part of Casa Rosada and internal disagreements about the timing of the meeting.
The logistics of the Argentine Presidency traveled to the headquarters of the deliberations yesterday. The Chancellor Pablo Quirno will attend today, Friday, December 19, the meeting of the Common Market Council, a room that brings together the foreign and finance ministers of the five countries that make up the regional bloc.
The Argentine presence at the Mercosur summit is intended to maintain this Contacts with regional partners and promote the reduction of tariffs to facilitate trade with other international markets.
The event in the border town next to the province of Misiones regained its final form after Argentine mediation. Paraguay had originally protested against the date change and reported this absence Lula da Silva then proposed holding the meeting on January 14 in Brasilia, but according to government sources, Pablo Quirno mediated between the parties to hold the meeting this weekend in Foz de Iguazú. The Brazilian coordinator, Gisela Padovanreceived the official Paraguayan communication before the final agreement on the venue and day was made.
The state of economic freedoms in the region is also on the agenda of the heads of state and government. Javier Milei was critical of the functioning of the regional organization. At the last meeting in Buenos Aires, the President declared: “The Mercosur It failed to achieve its original goal, restricting economic freedoms and depriving the region’s private sector of opportunities. The national delegation will insist on the need for agreements that enable the growth of the private sector.
The European Commission has decided to postpone this Signing of the pact Advertising until January. The Council of Europe analyzed the approval in Brussels Collective agreement and investments that have continued for 25 years without a final decision. The 27 member countries discussed a comprehensive agenda focusing on Conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. France and Italy played a central role in delaying the signing to protect their local agricultural sectors. The Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni They coordinated this position to avoid competition with South American products.
Lula da Silva expressed his disappointment at the lack of progress on the European continent. The Brazilian president announced the termination of the contract with the Italian electricity company Enel after the problems in the São Paulo service. “If we don’t do it now, Brazil will not sign any further agreements during my presidency. Good to know: We have waited 26 years for this agreement. “It’s cheaper for them than it is for us,” explained the leader of the Workers’ Party. The Uruguayan President, Yamandu Orsidescribed the delay as a certain possibility given the uncertainty in the negotiations.
Bilateral relations between Argentina and Brazil faced a new turning point before the president’s trip. The Secretary General of the Government Lula da Silva, Guilherme Boulosdescribed as “shameful attack by the Argentine president” an image on the social network Instagram showing a map depicting Brazil as a large favela. The national government rejected Milei from re-posting this content and the image disappeared from the platform.
Javier Milei recently praised the European leaders who stopped the trade deal. In conversation with Daniel Parisiniaka El Gordo Dan, on the streaming channel Carajo, described the president Macron as “A very intelligent guy, an unconventional mind”. Um Melonihighlighted their friendship and shared cultural struggle. These statements characterize the climate ahead of the summit, where South American leaders will analyze the lack of guarantees for commercial competition with the European bloc. The President of the Council, Antonio Costaand the representatives of the 27 countries kept the matter in suspense after the meeting in Belgium.
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