Modern, flexible and open to the world. It is thus that we want to deal with two external interests, especially in matters of commerce.
Those words are not from the Brazilian president, not from the Argentine president, not from the Uruguayan president – what a hoje peitou Brasília e Buenos Aires.
Or Uruguay wants a free trade agreement with China, and let’s say likewise, Denmark or that we have big countries within Mercosul.
Lula went to Uruguay today to try to convince his Uruguayan colleague Luis Lacalle to give some time to talk with China. He didn’t get it.
The Brazilian president ended up making a vague promise to the small Uruguay of being understood, via Mercosul, with the European Union. And then, via Mercosul, with China.
É conversa para uruguaio sleep. Agreements with the European Union are pending in complex disputes, especially related to protectionist positions on both sides.
They have two important lições drawn from small Uruguay to the giants Argentina and Brazil. At first it is that the block is paralyzed and how tempo is working against. Secondly, great speeches and beautiful words are not more effective for someone who, like Uruguay, wants to deal with something that interests them.
Source: CNN Espanol