A webinar on trade between ASEAN and Argentina was held on October 11, aiming to accelerate the implementation of trade agreements inked between the two sides.
Julia Perie, an Argentine parliamentarian at the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur) (Photo: minghui.org)
Buenos Aires (VNA) – A webꦜinar ontrade between ASEAN and Argentina was held on October 11, aiming to accelerate theimplementation of trade agreements inked between the two sides.
In her remarks, Julia Perie, an Argentineparliamentarian at the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur), touched on priorities inselling Argentinean products in ASEAN, and challenges to diversify exports. She underlined that agricultural productsaccount for nearly 90 percent of Argentinean exports to ASEAN, so the LatinAmerican nation prioritises creating added value for those items, along withexpanding cooperation in other spheres such as leather industry, pharmaceuticalproducts and plastics. Sebastián Molas, Undersecretary ofInstitutional and Government Relations of the Cabinet of Ministers, said Argentinawill seek to enhance trade with international partners in the post-COVID-19period, and ASEAN is viewed among key and prioritised regions of the Argentineangovernment. At the same time, the country also paysheed to imports of telecom devices from Southeast Asia for the development ofits technology and new media platforms. At the event, a representative of theVietnamese Embassy highlighted achievements of ASEAN since its formation,including sustainable economic growth indexes and its relations withinternational partners./.
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Julia Perie, an Argentine parliamentarian at the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur) (Photo: minghui.org) 
