The Andean Community (CAN) should modernize itself to promote a major trade opening and investments for the Andean countries development and for the life quality improvement of its population, Peru’s ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) said Wednesday.
“The redefinition of CAN should be considered to adapt it to present times, modernize it, and make of us a group of countries that promote foreign trade and development”, Peru’s vice-minister of Foreign Trade Eduardo Ferreyros said.
In this way, he greeted the decision of Bolivia’s government to not oppose to negotiations initiated by Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia to reach a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union, but he said that Mincetur asked for CAN redefinition to make easier the bilateral negotiations.
“I think that Cartagena’s agreement, as it is, does not need to be modified, but it would be necessary to consider measures that allows to open trade and attract investments to CAN member countries”, he said to Andina news agency.
He also proposed that the new boost of CAN considers a greater support for strengthening the micro and small enterprises in the region.
“At present, it is necessary to work together in decisions and resolutions to adopt the economic models and trade experiences that each CAN member country considers as the best for its development, without affecting to the rest of Andean members", he said. (Andina)
“The redefinition of CAN should be considered to adapt it to present times, modernize it, and make of us a group of countries that promote foreign trade and development”, Peru’s vice-minister of Foreign Trade Eduardo Ferreyros said.
In this way, he greeted the decision of Bolivia’s government to not oppose to negotiations initiated by Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia to reach a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union, but he said that Mincetur asked for CAN redefinition to make easier the bilateral negotiations.
“I think that Cartagena’s agreement, as it is, does not need to be modified, but it would be necessary to consider measures that allows to open trade and attract investments to CAN member countries”, he said to Andina news agency.
He also proposed that the new boost of CAN considers a greater support for strengthening the micro and small enterprises in the region.
“At present, it is necessary to work together in decisions and resolutions to adopt the economic models and trade experiences that each CAN member country considers as the best for its development, without affecting to the rest of Andean members", he said. (Andina)
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