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The Uruguayan Parliament ratified the Free Trade Agreement with Chile on Tuesday after being approved by the Chamber of Deputies with 85 votes in favor and one against, so that it could be promulgated , although for the force still needs the approval of the Chilean legislature.
FA deputy Alfredo Asti stated that the agreement, which had the support of the pro-government left coalition, the Frente Amplio (FA), as parties of Opposition, is "very positive", since Chile, as well as badociated with Mercosur, is a country with which Uruguay already has an integration and another FTA on goods.
"What this does is to extend about services and with the incorporation of some clauses that we could say of last generation with regard to labor rights, the 39, gender equity and the promotion of small and medium enterprises, which Asti said:
For the pro-government deputy, this type of element will help Uruguay because in the sector of services, the country has a "strong momentum" with a lot of growth in recent years.
The ALE was signed by the president of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, and the president of the Michelle Bachelet, in October 2016.
In April 2018, the Chilean Chamber of Deputies ratified the FTA while the Uruguayan Senate did the same at the beginning of July. [19659002] "It is important from the point of view of Uruguay on the international insertion, beyond what it is with Chile, with any country in the world. the willingness to negotiate this type of treaties, "said the deputy.
International insertion
" This treaty should be placed within the framework of the international integration of the international community. Uruguay and recognize that in these The only permanent moments are the changes. Today we are talking about the convenience that a treaty with Chile can have but it can have a lot more if Chile signs this type of treaty with other countries in the region where we would be moved " said the parliamentarian.Asti, the ratification of this agreement is timely" in every way "and hopes that the trans-Andean country will do the same soon.
EFA was under discussion until the last moment because some areas of the FA were not According to its ratification and considering that there were no conditions to carry it out the plenary of the coalition decided by a majority to go ahead.
The deputy badured that if the FTA had not been ratified, it would have affected the government. 39 image of Uruguay as a country and would have been "a very negative sign" with regard to the international insertion of the South American nation
The legislator stated that, although the unit the FA stands out for its diversity of opinions and the opportunity to debate and discuss problems, the coalition decided to adopt " a set of rules "that will govern future approvals to help finalize these agreements in future negotiations.
"(ALE) takes care of the current and future interests of the country with certain limitations or exclusions" Asti stated and explained that "with these limitations that were put in the". Annex to the FTA, the differences with the FA lists that were contrary to the agreement.
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