Macri and Bolsonaro analyzed ways to reach an agreement with the EU

The presidents of Argentina, Mauricio Macriand Brazil, I have r Bolsonaro, discussed Tuesday the strategy to adopt to achieve the rapid termination of the agreement strategic partnership which has been negotiated for 20 years between Mercosur and the European Unionand for which the leaders of the negotiations of the two blocks remain together in Buenos Aires, behind closed doors.

By telephone, the leaders discussed a strategy to adopt after listening to the concessions that the old continent would be willing to make to the customs union formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, in exchange for the South American counterpart which was lowering also their expectations.

On both sides they agree that the uncertainty scenario Politics on both sides of the Atlantic will make it difficult to continue talks later, in case Macri fails to seal his reelection, or even as the skeptical wing of the Old Continent's Parliament regarding the re-election. the euro is strengthened. From where the urgency to close the negotiation.

While the presidents of the two most powerful economies of Mercosur define the outline, In Buenos Aires, delegates from both blocks meet, as part of a new round of negotiations.

The chronicler He was able to know from sources coming out of the discussion that the technical meeting was following the important progress made at the last meeting, which took place in March, when important points remained to be clarified.

High level visits

Politically, the approach between Macri and Bolsonaro will continue this week with two upsets. Thursday The son of former Brazilian army captain Eduardo Bolsonaro will arrive in the country, who became the election that crowned his father the most voted legislator in the history of your country.

Bolsonaro son will be received at the congress by his counterpart, the Chairman of the Committee on External Relations, Cornelia Schmidt-Liermann. Eduardo chairs the defense and foreign policy table at the Federal Congress.

The visit, managed by the ambbadador of Argentina in Brasilia, Carlos Magariños, includes a luncheon in honor of the visitor to the San Martín Palace, headquarters of the Chancery, on Friday noon.

In another order, the Secretary for Strategic Affairs of the Presidency, Fulvio Pompeo, leads a mission of the authorities in terms of nuclear security in order to find out more about the Brazilian underwater development program (Prosub).

As this newspaper reports, Casa Rosada asks Brazil to respond to the demands of the international community regarding its intention to develop a nuclear powered submarine, which would lead to enrichment of uranium.