Argentina challenges the US in trade and reaffirms current economic policies
The administration of President Cristina Fernandez again challenged the United States on the “trade restrictions in place against Argentine products” which it claims are part of “a protectionist policy inconsistent with from the World Trade Organization”.
The statement belongs to a Thursday release from the Foreign Affairs ministry in reply to what it described as the “US surprise reaction’ to Argentina’s decision to take its case involving the US ban on meats and lemons before the WTO as a formal complaint.
After almost a decade of trying that the US completes the necessary phytosanitary tests so that Argentine produce can access that market, “it is evident that the impediments imposed on Argentine goods are part of a US protectionist policy inconsistent with the rules of WTO”.
“The United States puts aside around 120 billion dollars per year toward subsidies in the agriculture sector. This transfer of resources impedes the development of a more balanced and fair global trade”, said the release.
Argentina argued that WTO stats show that the US is the target of one out of four controversies regarding trade barriers put forward by WTO members to the organization’s Dispute Settlements System.
Finally the release from the ministry under Hector Timerman underlines that Argentina reiterates its determination to continue with its development and job creating policies.
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And they ratified now negoations with Mexico on the cars, and told Uruguay, Paraguay and Peru they will implement some more restrictions on their goods. I think some action on Turkey is also coming.
everything is going their way,
we have much to learn from the Argentine great
economic model, how could we have been so blind!
Easy answer, argentine lemons are artificially coloured with poisonous sunstances and are often racked with disease.
If you go organic (like the Falkland Islands , whose produice is of a HIGH standard), you will sell your lemons-simple.
Argentina does not eradicate Foot and mouth-it just pretends it does not happen.
Advice -sort out these problems and people might buy your meat and a tip-it was the British who started your meat industry-if you had kept british people in charge you would be selling your meat.
Simple-now Timidman-STOP WHINING AND SORT OUT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM.
I could understand that for you, a Falkland Islander, the sun is a poisonous *sunstance*, but that thing in the sky that shines and of which you may catch a glimpse of every other year or so, actually makes the citrus grow (do you know what citrus is btw?)
As for the British meat industry. There isn't any. It was destroyed by an unsanitary, filthy, inhumane, and environmentally toxic profile which lead to a massive outbreak of mad cow/brain both in animals and humans. Today, the only thing people all over the planet associate British beef with is that if you eat it you die.
That's probably you wanted us to keep Brits, so that today hundreds of people would be having their brains be turned to glue by eating a criminal product.
@4 Wouldn't it be funny if the argies got their way and the US had to import argie lemons, and then American consumers refused to buy them? I suppose they could be used as toilet cleaners. Mustn't forget the LatAm use of “veterinary” drugs on their livestock that are banned in Europe and the US.
And if Americans want to live,they would flee that sorry state of a country:
news.yahoo.com/several-people-shot-outside-empire-state-building-133147539.html
I hear they will offer a new travel package at the local agencies: it's called the “shootout round North America”, you only get to visit any place in the USA where there has been a mass shooting.
Which means I'll be able to see virtually all landmarks, cities, and universities in the USA. Quite the complete package. It takes a couple of months I'm told!
at any time a shooting can happen regardless if is a civilian or ex-military personnel discharged from the armed forces....
the quality of services also are at high risks,
read the East Valley Tribune,8/24/12 Gilbert, Arizona:
Water plant fails to fluoridate water:
2 employees placed on leave pending investigation.
Watch out for the uncontrolled tropical diseases they got up there, like West Nile which was erradicated in Argentina in 1993 after an outbreak in the early 90s (which seemed to have made the concurrent Cholera outbreak brought from Peru and Bolivia worse by weakening defenses). Apparently that 3rd world disease is out of control in the country.
USA is a bigger bully.
When a big bully beats up on a righteous entity sometimes the world comes to its' defence. When a big bully beats up on a smaller one, nobody gives a shit or they applaud it.
11 TiT
Last year there were still cases of hemorrhagic fever in Argentina, funny you don't mention that one although you would probably have trouble finding it reported anywhere. Deny it if you will, it happened.
Because too many come and stay, that's why that is.
And who is buddy buddy with Iran? Surprize , surprize Chavez and his juniour partner Argentina represented by.. CFK and Timmerman and if pirate hunter mixed with that lot the best he could hope for would be strung up from the yard arm. So go and get stoned instead Mr Pirate
#16 if british in Islas Malvinas Argentina don't need one why should latin americans even bother to get one?? We can do away with the practice.
#17 yes I do know who set the bombs at AMIA, it was the CIA with the help of MI6 bin laden payed for it all in US dollar bills, Argentina had nothing to do with it as the world very well knows it.
#17 Argentina and SA for that matter has a history of chossing the wrong friends. argentina joined the allies and declared war on Germany in March 1945 when it was beyond obvious that Germany was done. What a ass kicking military ......lol. I suppose if it were the other way around it would have been the allies that argentina declared war on.
Sounds exactly than ConQEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR
Hahaaaaha...
Now, is time for Isolde to post like Ynsere ....or Skare....
Enjoy the club....Hahaaaha...
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