国际英语资讯:Uruguay to push for free trade agreement with China in Mercosur
<p><span word="MONTEVIDEO">MONTEVIDEO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 24-- <span word="Uruguay">Uruguay</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> (<span word="FTA">FTA</span>) <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Common">Common</span> <span word="Market">Market</span> (<span word="Mercosur">Mercosur</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Uruguayan">Uruguayan</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Yi">Yi</span>, <span word="Uruguayan">Uruguayan</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Rodolfo">Rodolfo</span> <span word="Nin">Nin</span> <span word="NoVOA">NoVOA</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>," <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Mercosur">Mercosur</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>."</p><p><span word="Uruguay">Uruguay</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> ... <span word="that">that</span> <span word="satisfy">satisfy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Nin">Nin</span> <span word="NoVOA">NoVOA</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2018, <span word="Uruguay">Uruguay</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rotating">rotating</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mercosur">Mercosur</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="gathers">gathers</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paraguay">Paraguay</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nin">Nin</span> <span word="NoVOA">NoVOA</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="visas">visas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span>. <span word="Nin">Nin</span> <span word="NoVOA">NoVOA</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="accords">accords</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>," <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="include">include</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span>" <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="components">components</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="Uruguayan">Uruguayan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Tabare">Tabare</span> <span word="Vazquez">Vazquez</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="FTA">FTA</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Uruguay">Uruguay</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> 28 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>.</p>
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