Mercosur and Cuba Could Sign Trade Agreement

Cuba and Mercosur wil sign a trade agreement at the end of July, says a Correio Braziliense report. A Cuban delegation has been working with Mercosur to “harmonize four Economic Complementation Agreements that have been in effect since the end of the 1990s between the Fidel Castro regime and the Southern Cone Partners”, states the article. This step will “facilitate the negotiation of a future free trade treaty with Cuba” and undisclosed Brazilian diplomat said to the Brazilian newspaper.