A new Summit of Mercosur Heads of State is scheduled for this July 21, which will have Paraguay as its venue. On the occasion, the bloc’s presidency will be handed over to Uruguay.
Source: IP Agency
Next week the Summit of Mercosur Heads of State will be held at the Conmebol Convention Center, located in the city of Luque.
Prior to the summit, the LX Ordinary Meeting of the Council of the Common Market will be held. In both cases, the participation of the authorities of each country will be in person after two years of the pandemic.
The previous week, from July 11 to 14, will be the preparatory meetings of the Common Market Group (GMC) and the Common Market Council (CMC); as well as the meetings of the MERCOSUR Trade Commission (CCM), the ordinary meeting of the Political Consultation and Coordination Forum (FCCP) and the extraordinary meeting of the Common Market Group.
During Paraguay’s pro tempore presidency, work focused on the revision of important instruments of the bloc’s trade policy, such as the Common External Tariff (AEC) and the Regime of Origin.
Likewise, the adaptation of the automotive sector to the Customs Union and the negotiations on trade in services continued, in addition to promoting the implementation of FOCEM II, among several other issues.
Regarding the external agenda, negotiations continue at the Mercosur level with Singapore, which will have a final chapter in its round of negotiations during the Paraguayan presidency from July 11 to 15.
Paraguay will hand over the bloc’s presidency to Uruguay for the next semester.
