MERCOSUR to discuss foreign trade

Brazil: The first meeting of Foreign Trade (ENCOMEX) of the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) will be held September 16 and 17 in Foz de Iguazu, state of Parana, revealed an official source.

The secretary of Foreign Trade of the Brazilian minister of Development, Industrial and Foreign Trade, Welber Barral, informed that the meeting will be attended by authorities and business persons from the bloc countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) and Venezuela that is not yet a full member of this regional institution.

He pointed out that the meeting will debate important subjects such as government actions to promote exports and strengthen regional integration.

Barral added that in ENCOMEX-MERCOSUR Brazil will share with partners of the bloc positive experiences achieved during 12 years of development of similar events promoted by the Minister of Foreign Trade.

He explained that in these 12 years 135 events have been held in 80 municipalities adding that during this period Brazilian sales abroad went from 52.982 billion in 1887 to 197 billion in 2008

Brasilia, Prensa Latina