Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his French colleague Emmanule Macron They discussed Wednesday on American duties and trade agreement between the South American group Mercosur and the European Union. Lula in a telephone conversation confirmed his disagreement with the US Customs Policy and both leaders expressed The determination to complete the negotiations on the long -prepared business pact, the Brazilian government announced. TASR reports this based on Reuters report.
Lula had previously expressed the hope that both parties will be able to finalize the agreement in the second half of the year, When his country will chair the Mercosur Association, which also includes Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The agreement was essentially completed in December last year, but still It faces resistance of countries like France, which is concerned about its agricultural sector.
Macron said in a post on the X network that he said that Lulo reiterated his readiness for an “ambitious” agreement between the EU and Mercosur, “as long as it protects the interests of our French and European agriculture and serve our economies.” “We have also talked about economic issues, especially duties, as well as our bilateral cooperation in defense and transport,” Macron added.
