Argentina will sell Pampas aircraft to Guatemala and is in talks with Paraguay

CÓRDOBA.- The Chancellor

Jorge Faurie

was optimistic about the closing of the free trade agreement between the

Mercosur

and the

European Union

, one of the topics that will incorporate the agenda of the
Official visit of Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, Thursday next to Argentina "We have made substantial progress in Mercosur, very significant progress over the last two rounds of negotiations, which have consequences for the region. easing of the common external tariff in some sectors, in August Brusellas, we hope to finish the fence, "he said.

He stated that France's opposition to the agreement was resolved in a
meeting between Presidents Mauricio Macri and Emmanuel Macron: "A consensus has been reached on agriculture, the European Commission's proposal on meat is unobtrusive, but the agreement as a whole is very beneficial for the four countries of the world. Mercosur, involves more work and more production ".

Faurie participated in a lunch with businessmen organized by the Córdoba Stock Exchange, in which he insisted that the

Argentina

must move with "balance and intelligence" in the war for the tariffs that faces

United States

and

China

because the president's support

Donald Trump

it was the key in the

International Monetary Fund

and to attract investment and access to the US market, while China is also experiencing a growing trade flow.

"We, the Argentines, have to finish with the concept of exportable balance," he said, "we need to define who and what they want to buy us and build this offer abroad." We have a de-ideologized trade policy, "he said.

In this line, criticized the decision of the former president

Raúl Alfonsín

who did not want to sign an agreement with the Brazilian Embraer. "It was a serious lack of historical vision, a tragic mistake that cost the consolidation of the Argentine aviation industry, we recovered part of this space and we sold the
IA 63 Pampas in Bolivia; It is almost closed with Guatemala and advanced discussions with Paraguay, "he concluded.