President Javier Milei is participating in the Mercosur summit of leaders in the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu, after taking part in the traditional 'family photo' with a view of the Iguazu Falls. The Argentine head of state attends the meeting with the primary objective of calling for greater openness in the regional bloc's trade. The day is marked by the search for a common strategy in the face of the new postponement of the free trade agreement with the European Union, which was to be signed at this event but was postponed by the European bloc until January due to resistance from the agricultural sectors of France and Italy. In this context of diplomatic tensions and delays in external negotiations, the Foreign Minister of Paraguay, Rubén Ramírez, set the position of the member countries by stating: 'We are willing to move forward, understanding that Europe has its own deadlines to fulfill its internal institutional issues, but at the same time the deadlines are not infinite.' The presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay are thus trying to agree on a firm position regarding an agreement that has been under negotiation for over 25 years. President Javier Milei and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva exchanged a cold greeting at the start of the official activity in the presence of Minister of Foreign Relations, International Trade and Worship, Pablo Quirno.
