Tue Jul 31, 2012, 07:01 PM
pampango (13,986 posts)
Venezuela joins Mercosur trading bloc
Source: BBC
(L-R) Hugo Chavez with the leaders of the other full Mercosur members; Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, in Brasilia Venezuela has joined Mercosur, six years after first applying to join the South American trading bloc. President Hugo Chavez went to Brazil for the ceremony, in his first official trip abroad since being diagnosed with cancer more than a year ago. "We have waited for this day for many years. This is our path, it is our project, a South American union," said Mr Chavez. Venezuela's admission to the trading bloc remains controversial also in Venezuela, where local farmers fear an influx of cheap agricultural products from Brazil and Argentina. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19069591 Looks like MERCOSUR finally got around Paraguay's blocking of Venezuela's membership in the "EU of South America". "Its purpose is to promote free trade and the fluid movement of goods, people, and currency." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercosur
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pampango | Jul 2012 | OP |
| BanTheGOP | Jul 2012 | #1 | |
| Judi Lynn | Jul 2012 | #2 | |
| nanabugg | Jul 2012 | #3 |
Response to pampango (Original post)
Tue Jul 31, 2012, 08:02 PM
BanTheGOP (1,029 posts)
1. EXCELLENT NEWS for the people of South America!!
Response to pampango (Original post)
Tue Jul 31, 2012, 09:07 PM
Judi Lynn (77,643 posts)
2. The day finally arrived. They waited so long!
