BUENOS AIRES, Jan 9 (Reuters) – The Mercosur bloc will sign its long-delayed trade agreement with the European Union on January 17, Argentina’s foreign ministry said Friday, marking a breakthrough after years of negotiations.
“After more than 30 years of negotiations, we will sign on January 17 in Paraguay a historic and most ambitious agreement between both blocs,” Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said in a Foreign Ministry statement.
The European Union member states confirmed on Friday that a broad majority support a free trade agreement with South American bloc Mercosur.
(Reporting by Lucila Sigal and Lucinda Elliott, Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)
