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Uruguay promotes a free trade agreement of Mercosur with Canada
Foreign minister Luis Almagro announced that Uruguay will work for a free trade agreement between Mercosur and Canada during the first half of the year when Uruguay holds the chair of the South American group that also includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Venezuela. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesWill it fail because of Argentina and they all be forced to make a statement about the Great Malvinas Myth?
Feb 06th, 2013 - 10:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0100% likelihood.
Word to Canada: Don't bother. And if you do, get their money up front.
Feb 06th, 2013 - 11:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0““the two countries with ‘the lowest levels of corruption in the continent’.”
Feb 06th, 2013 - 11:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0- Not exactly. Along with Canada's low Corruption Perception Index, which is same as Netherlands rank of 9 - and thus of Netherlands Antilles - Falkland Islands shares UK 2012 CPI rank of 17, USA is 19 and Uruguay is 20, - shared with Chile also at 20:
http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2012/results/
Fo-get it.
Feb 07th, 2013 - 12:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina wants no free trade with anyone. Sorry Uruguay, Brazil, and Paraguay.
The only country hurt by that proposal will be Argentina.
Feb 07th, 2013 - 02:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0Please find me a rich and prosperous autarky!
@4 Nostrolldamus the 10th, I am begining to think you are alittle KINKY you seem to like the idea of your country being on a path of self destruction.
Feb 07th, 2013 - 03:33 am - Link - Report abuse 03 JohnN
Feb 07th, 2013 - 05:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0Do you still have over one wall of Victoria's harbor the names(code of arms) of all British colonies, including Malvinas?
@7 'Malvinas' doesn't exist, so I doubt it. They are just a big myth used to keep the uneducated masses of Argentina voting for hitlerism-peronism.
Feb 07th, 2013 - 08:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0Q. Who's home town has a coat of arms that consists of a Knight, Bishop and Stone Mason, surrounding a blue shield, emblazoned with a yellow diagonal cross?
Feb 07th, 2013 - 11:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0Here's a clue, he does not live in Argentina!
lol I thought NuestraDumbAss' post was by a Brit or someone trolling Arg as a joke......but then I realized it was actually an Arg being serious, even more hilarious! I think you're right andy65, he is kinky, and a bit fuckered in the brain at that. The other day I made a joke about the whole world against Argentina. And he responded seriously that it really was a war between “earth” and Argentina, roflmao
Feb 07th, 2013 - 06:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Canadá is good, but is a small market and population. Free trade with NAFTA is ideal. I think: Free trade with all Americans, free trade with Portugal and Spain, Free Trade with Angola, Moçambique and all CPLP (Portuguese Language Comunity). CPLP have eight nations:
Feb 07th, 2013 - 10:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0- Portugal
- Brasil
- Angola
- Moçambique
- Guiné-Bissau
- Cabo Verde
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Timor-Lorosae
But have too territories in Ásia:
- Goa (Índia)
- Damão (Índia)
- Diu (Índia)
- Macau (China)
Brasil is a leader from Portuguese Empire.
Ours brothers in the five continents need us. Free Trade with Brasil, is free trade with all CPLP!
Free trade for everyone. If you start listing them, not free, now is it?
Feb 08th, 2013 - 02:29 am - Link - Report abuse 011 Brasileiro
Feb 08th, 2013 - 05:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0You say Canada is small and yet its economy is larger than every other economy you listed put together except for Brazil. So not that small.
Perhaps there is a reason that Uruguay is promoting free trade with Canada.
You mean mercosur has a purpose??...wow
Feb 09th, 2013 - 10:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0@13
Feb 09th, 2013 - 10:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Canadá is a great country. Very good tecnology, prodution and a good quality of life for yours citizens. But very small market to ours products. To Canadá is good one deal for sell yours products, but no for us. More one little China, only. My opinion.
@15 Brasileiro
Feb 10th, 2013 - 01:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0I'm not Canadian but I understand what you are saying. That Canada and Brazil are not complimentary markets. But this is about Uruguay pushing free trade and there is a reason for that.
Uruguay's income is much higher than neighbouring countries and perhaps it doesn't feel that Brazil and Argentina promote free trade enough due to their economic size.
Uruguay is a victim of geography but that can be overcome. It's recent interest in the Pacific Alliance with Paraguay shows that Mercosur isn't advancing Uruguay's interests.
@16 Anglotino,
Feb 10th, 2013 - 03:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Uruguay must be free. This is a dream from our last Imperator. Uruguay can firm deal, but have be strong. Brasil and Argentina are a important partners. Closed frontiers?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6YSPZNBzzc&list=FLmXPTu1f8AdGlizWNiASx2A&feature=mh_lolz
#17
Feb 12th, 2013 - 11:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0What is the relevance of the video to free trade?
Some nice shots of aircraft flying but F-5's and A-4's are vintage aircraft.
I see that your government has had to postpone the purchase of new fighter/strike aircraft due to financial problems.
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