Uruguay to pursue China trade deal

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 23, 2022 12:01 am

ASUNCION, Paraguay: Uruguay insisted on Thursday (Friday in Manila) it would pursue a free trade deal with China with or without its partners in the South American Mercosur trade bloc.

As Argentina appealed for a common front at a Mercosur summit in Paraguay, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou stood his ground, announcing that delegations from his country and China would be meeting 'in a few days' to begin free trade agreement negotiations.

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