Luxembourg, June 26. Spain believes that the summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which will take place in Brussels on July 17-18, is a “starting point” for the two blocs Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said on Monday that they would “never again” separate “separately”.
“The summit is a launch moment, it is a first moment, it is the political launch moment, but we will work throughout the semester of the Spanish Presidency and beyond, because the aim of this summit is to build relationships,” Albares said announced his arrival at the European Council on Foreign Affairs, taking place today in Luxembourg.
The aim of the meeting, which has not taken place since 2015, is “to institutionalize a political dialogue at different levels, but always at the highest level, while creating a powerful work and investment plan so that Latin America is never in conflict. ‘ again and the European Union is acting separately,” Albares said.
For this reason, he stressed, the meeting, which will take place in Brussels in mid-July under Spain’s changing EU presidency, is “a great political moment” because, in his opinion, the European Union “has managed to turn the tide”. back to Latin America for “too many years”.
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, spoke in the same direction last Friday, lowering expectations of the possible conclusion of forthcoming trade agreements, the scope of which he believes goes far beyond that.
“The summit is more than just the agreements that can be reached,” stressed the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the Spanish press, including EFE.
However, Borrell expressed hope in the possibility that all parties would be able to finalize the deal with Mexico and give a boost to Mercosur following the “flash visit” by European Commission (EC) President Ursula Von der Leyen. made to Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico last week.
European ministers will today address the new agenda drawn up by the European Commission and the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean, in which they propose the creation of a permanent coordination mechanism between the two blocs.
The two parties are currently negotiating the final document they intend to adopt at the summit and on Monday European ministers will announce their intentions at that meeting. EFE
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