Luisde8cd From Venezuela, joined Aug 2004, 2518 posts, RR: 34 Posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 746 times:
Two months after breaking away from the Andean Community (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia), Venezuela is officially joining MERCOSUR.
It will be the first expansion of MERCOSUR since it was created in 1991. Current members are Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and now Venezuela.
Tomorrow July 4th, the presidents of MERCOSUR will sign the Venezuelan ascension treaty here in Caracas.
It establishes a time frame of 4 years for Venezuela to lift all trade barriers for MERCOSUR goods, but it gives MERCOSUR 8 years to do the same with Venezuela. Pretty unfair if you ask me, considering that both Brazil and Argentina have much more stronger economies than Venezuela's.
Saludos desde Caracas,
Luis
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Cedars747 From Norway, joined Dec 2005, 2716 posts, RR: 23 Reply 1, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 727 times:
Hola Luis !Tanto tiempo !
As an admirer of Venezuela ,I am simply happy about that,and i think Venezuela will definitely give a strong push to the MERCOSUR."wellcome to the club Luis"
Saludos desde Noruega !
Alex!!!
What exactly is the reason ? Is the Economic Community of Argentina and Brazil (plus Uruguay/Paraguay) more attractive than the one of the by comparison relatively small countries Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru ? Wouldn't it make sense anyway if the 4 "Andean" countries joined Mercosur in order to create something on the same level as the E.U. and NAFTA ?
MD11junkie From Argentina, joined May 2005, 3094 posts, RR: 59 Reply 3, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 705 times:
Quoting ME AVN FAN (Reply 2): What exactly is the reason ? Is the Economic Community of Argentina and Brazil (plus Uruguay/Paraguay) more attractive than the one of the by comparison relatively small countries Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru ? Wouldn't it make sense anyway if the 4 "Andean" countries joined Mercosur in order to create something on the same level as the E.U. and NAFTA ?
I believe that the main reasoning behind the break up of the Andean community is their Free Trade Agreements with the United States. Mercosur members don't not have any free trade agreeements with the US, I recall, but Uruguay has stated that it wants to have one.
Quoting Luisde8cd (Thread starter): It establishes a time frame of 4 years for Venezuela to lift all trade barriers for MERCOSUR goods, but it gives MERCOSUR 8 years to do the same with Venezuela. Pretty unfair if you ask me, considering that both Brazil and Argentina have much more stronger economies than Venezuela's.
I still have to get that into my head. It looks like Chavez is showing Venezuela as the rejected child of South America. He'd do ANYTHING for acceptance. This is one excellent clue. Perhaps, there are some things in the deal that we don't see, that will really benefit Venezuela from the entrance to Mercosur.
Cheers!
Gastón - The MD11junkie
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Mrmeangenes From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 566 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 695 times:
From what little I've seen of 'orrible 'ugo,the advantages will be "military":
the establishment of "trojan horses" in the "benefitting" nations.
Derico From Argentina, joined Dec 1999, 4233 posts, RR: 13 Reply 5, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago) and read 679 times:
There's no military benefit. Just oil, fuel, and more oil!
Argentina and Brazil have finally learned from Europe and North America and China and are now doing not what is morally right, but what is economically convenient.
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PPVRA From Brazil, joined Nov 2004, 8497 posts, RR: 42 Reply 6, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 658 times:
Quoting ME AVN FAN (Reply 2): Is the Economic Community of Argentina and Brazil (plus Uruguay/Paraguay) more attractive than the one of the by comparison relatively small countries Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru ?
That would be a too capitalistic of a reason. It is purely political.
Colombia and Mr. Uribe are not high on Mr. Chavez's list. Especially considering that amount of help Colombia receives from the USA, and the many aligned policies of Colombia with the United States.
The motivations are political first and foremost.
Cheers
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