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Argentine and Dutch lawmakers discuss EU–Mercosur agreement

The meeting also covered bilateral ties, trade and sustainable development in agriculture.

Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies hosted a delegation from the Dutch parliament. Lawmakers discussed the EU–Mercosur agreement and cooperation between the countries.

Author: Робот Source: Chamber of Deputies of Argentina

Argentine lawmakers and members of a Dutch parliamentary delegation at a meeting.
Argentine lawmakers meet a delegation from the Dutch parliament. Illustrative photo. Photo: Hermann / Pixabay, Pixabay Content License

The Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies received a delegation from the Dutch parliament. Argentine lawmakers and the Dutch ambassador to Argentina also attended.

Group chair Lorena Villaverde said the meeting aimed to deepen a relationship with more than 200 years of history. She described the Netherlands as a strategic partner and one of Argentina’s main foreign investors, and said the EU–Mercosur agreement offered a new opportunity for closer ties.

Renate Den Hollander, chair of the Dutch parliament’s Committee on Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, noted the countries’ longstanding friendship in development, agreements and sustainability.

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Argentine lawmaker Damián Arabia said the EU–Mercosur agreement was important and had been ratified by representatives from different parties and provinces. He said it covered trade and investment and could also bring the countries’ shared social and cultural history closer.

Dutch MP Mpanzu Bamenga said product quality alone was no longer enough, pointing to the importance of sustainable production and the human resources involved. Nicole Maes asked about the scope of the Paris Agreement and a “green transition” in agriculture. Joris Lohman said he was impressed by the development of Argentina’s agriculture.

Dutch MPs Suzanne Kröger and the Netherlands’ ambassador to Argentina, Mauritz Verheijden, also took part.

Translated from Spanish using artificial intelligence. Source: Chamber of Deputies of Argentina

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