United States and Colombia held this Thursday at Washington conversations “Positive” in search of An agreement on recent tariff measures imposed by the government of the US President, Donald Trump.
The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, Cielo Rusinque Urrego, and the Colombian ambassador to the United States, Daniel García-Peña, They dialogue today with the United States commercial representativeJamieson Greer, on tariffs of 10 % and 25 % taxes on imports from the South American country.
In a statement, the Colombian government explained that the meeting focused on searching for mutual agreements that eliminate tariff barriers between the two countries.
The Trump government implemented 25 % tariffs applied to steel and aluminum and manufactures made with these inputs; as well as the 10 % general tariffwhich affects exports of flowers, coffee, bananas, avocado and clothing, among other Colombian products.
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The Colombian official said that the meeting with Greer was “Open, frank, friendly, respectful and reciprocal.”
Colombia insisted on Advance the sanitary approval of the pastrys, bovine and chicken meatsas well as the improvement of the conditions for their avocado exports and blueberries.
Besides, Rusinque Urrego expressed Colombia’s interest in exporting to the US. cannabis for medicinal and industrial uses.
The conversations will continue next week in Colombia when Daniel Watson, deputy representative for the western hemisphere of the commercial representative’s office, Visit Bogotá.
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Minhacienda in Washington
In the United States, the Minister of Finance, Germán Ávila. During his visit, the head of the portfolio participated in a meeting with the members of the US Chamber of Commerce. The macroeconomic perspectives of Colombia.
The Minhacienda was also present in the most recent edition of the Meeting of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, where an argument on the actions that these entities were carried out They are advancing to promote sustainable economic development.
Germán Ávila, Minister of Finance
Likewise, during his agenda in the spring meetings in Washington, Ávila met with Alfonso García Mora, vice president for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Financial Corporation (IFC), entity of the World Bank Group. The meeting highlighted the efforts of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to strengthen the development of the private sector in the national territory.
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