Argentina insists Uruguay-China FTA must go through Mercosur; says China trying to break up the bloc
BUENOS AIRES, July 16 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s Foreign Ministry has declared that Uruguay’s negotiations with China towards a Free Trade Agreement must go through Mercosur.
”The Secretariat of International Economic Relations emphasized that Uruguay’s decision to begin talks soon to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China, without the participation of Mercosur, is in the evaluation stage,” the diplomatic document highlighted.