(MENAFN) President of Uruguay, Tabare Vazquez has called on member countries of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to renew trade talks with China.
Vazquez said in a Mercosur summit that the group needs greater trade integration with other regions, especially as 18 years of negotiations toward a free trade agreement with the European Union have yet to yield a deal.
China is the leading trade partner for Mercosur, said Vazquez, adding the bloc should not hamstring its members from expanding their trade ties.
"We humbly request that we proceed (with talks with China) and if for some reason one of us cannot, we should discuss it among ourselves to find a solution that, without damaging Mercosur, takes into account member countries, because integration is not a cage nor should it be," he added.
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