Main activities of MERCOSUR

By the end of 200 1, South * * * held 20 summits.

1in June, 1992, the fourth summit decided to add the clause of "practicing democratic system" to the treaty of the Southern Common Market.

1 July 1993 1 day, the fourth summit announced that the domestic trade tariff would be reduced by 75% from July of that year1day, and then by 7 percentage points every six months. By 1 end of June, 19941,all tariff and non-tariff barriers were basically eliminated, forming a free trade zone.

1994 12 16, the seventh summit announced that the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) was officially put into operation from 1995 10, the customs union came into effect, and a unified external tariff rate was implemented.

1In June, 1996, Nantes signed a free trade agreement with Chile, and decided to gradually reduce tariffs between August and 15, so as to finally realize free trade. In September, Chile officially became an associated country of MERCOSUR. In February of the same year, a free trade agreement was signed with Bolivia, and both parties promised to realize free trade in 20 15 years. 1In March 1997, Bolivia officially became the second associated country of South * * *. On June 1997, the city of Sul * * * and Peru started negotiations on the issue of accepting Peru as a member state under the "4+ 1" model.

At the end of 1997, South * * * decided to raise the tariff of * * * by 3 percentage points from 1997 12 1 to 2000 12 3 1, which is the highest tariff of * * *.

1997 13 summit decided to start negotiations on opening service trade among member countries and discuss the formulation of relevant government procurement systems.

1998 16 On April 6th, Nan * * and An * * * signed a framework agreement aimed at establishing an inter-group free trade zone in 2000. On June 29th, the two sides exchanged the list of reciprocal tariff products. Since then, the negotiations between the two groups have been lingering, and Brazil has reached a preferential tariff agreement with Angola alone.

65438+1July, 1998, the 4th summit reached an agreement to open service trade to each other in the fields of telecommunications, transportation, finance and energy. The meeting issued a Joint Communique, declaring Nantes and its associated countries as a "zone of peace free of weapons of mass destruction" and stressing that democratic institutions are the fundamental guarantee for the integration process.

1999 February 2 1 From February 22 to 22, the heads of MERCOSUR countries held a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, focusing on the financial turmoil in Brazil and the economic situation of MERCOSUR countries and coordinating their positions. After the meeting, a statement was issued, emphasizing that the current operating mechanism of the South * * city is conducive to finding a solution to the crisis and reaffirming the principle of strengthening free trade.

1999 June 15, the 6th summit of MERCOSUR was held in Asunció n, Paraguay. The meeting mainly discussed the negotiation strategies of regional politics, democratization, economy and trade and free trade with the EU, and issued a joint communique after the meeting. The meeting decided to set up a high-level group for macroeconomic coordination, and established the strategic goal of establishing a monetary union in the region by coordinating the macroeconomic policies of member States; Coordinated the position of negotiating with the EU on the establishment of a free trade zone; Reaffirming its willingness to continue negotiations with the Andean Community and promote the establishment of a South American Free Trade Area.

The 16 summit held in June 1999 set the strategic goal of establishing a monetary union in the region by coordinating the macroeconomic policies of member States. The meeting reiterated that dictatorial government is not allowed in South * *, and the continuous implementation of democratic system is the basic condition for the development of South * * integration process. Expressing support for the new government of Paraguay established after the political crisis in March. The meeting held that strengthening internal coordination and accelerating the process of integration are conducive to promoting economic and social development in the region and coping with the severe challenges brought about by globalization.

1In August, 1999, the South * * * City Council held an emergency meeting to resolve the trade dispute between Argentina and Brazil through consultation, but no substantive results were achieved.

199965438+On February 8th, the Southern City 17 Summit was held in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Presidents of member countries, elected presidents of Uruguay and associated countries, President of Chile and Foreign Minister of Bolivia attended the meeting. The meeting issued a joint statement and two communiques, reaffirming that the implementation of democratic system is the political guarantee and motive force to promote the integrated development process of South * * * *. Call on member States to overcome economic difficulties and resolve trade frictions; We regret that the ministerial meeting of the WTO in Seattle ended without results, and are determined to work hard to safeguard the rights and interests of developing countries in the new round of WTO negotiations. Countries indicated that they would strengthen international cooperation and decided to establish a consultation system on human rights issues among the foreign ministries of member States.

1In February, 1999, the first MERCOSUR-EU business forum was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, attended by the heads of four MERCOSUR countries and private entrepreneurs. In June, at the first summit of Latin America and the European Union, MERCOSUR and the European Union decided to formally start negotiations on the principles, methods and non-tariff issues of establishing a free trade area in June 1 1, and start negotiations on tariffs and sensitive goods in July 1 and 200 1, and plan to build a transatlantic free trade area in 2005. 1In June, 1999, Australia and New Zealand respectively signed an agreement with the city of South * * * to encourage and protect investment.

At the 18 summit in 2000, it was decided to formulate a unified macroeconomic policy before March 5438+0, 2006, and put forward specific agreements on establishing the EU "Maastricht" monetary union and trade dispute settlement mechanism, determining mutual investment standards and strengthening cooperation in the social field. At the19th summit in the same year, it was determined that since 2002, the inflation rate of all countries should be controlled below 5% (except Paraguay), and from 20 10, the national debt and fiscal deficit should be controlled within 40% and 3% of GDP respectively. The meeting decided to reduce the external tariff of South * * * * by 0.5%. The meeting reached an agreement on the long-debated automobile trade. 2001-In 2006, Ukraine and Pakistan (Lagui) can impose a 23% tariff on imported cars, and Pakistan and Albania will impose a 35% tariff. At the same time, Uzbekistan is allowed to export 20,000 cars and 60 million dollars worth of auto parts to Pakistan and Albania every year.

On June 22nd, 2006, the 20th Summit of MERCOSUR was held in Asunció n, Paraguay. The presidents of Chile and Bolivia attended the meeting, and the presidents of Venezuela and Mozambique attended the meeting as special guests. The meeting decided to strengthen internal coordination and cooperation, hold a free trade dialogue with the United States and the European Union in the form of a group, set up a trade negotiation team for this purpose, and restart negotiations with Angola to establish a free trade zone before the end of the year. The meeting decided to reduce external tariffs from June 5+10/October 38, 2002. 200 1 12 15 trade dispute arbitration tribunal established.

In July, 20001,Yugoslavia held another round of negotiations with the European Union on the establishment of a free trade zone, and the European Union promised to include the trade of sensitive products such as meat, grain, sugar and dairy products in the negotiations.

In 200 1 10, MERCOSUR member countries formally signed the automobile trade agreement at the headquarters of the Latin American integration association. It is stipulated that from 2006 1 October 65438+1October1day to February 3, 2006, the tariffs on all kinds of automobiles and accessories produced and sold in South * * * member countries will be reduced to zero, and the tariffs on automobiles, agricultural motorcycles and accessories outside the region will be reduced to 35% and 6544% respectively.

200112 20-2 1, Nantes 21Summit was held in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Due to the crisis in Argentina, President de la Rua resigned, so this meeting was forced to become an informal meeting, and all the original topics were postponed to the next meeting. The meeting only adopted a joint statement expressing regret over the situation in Afghanistan and calling on the international community to provide emergency assistance to Afghanistan.

On July 4-5, 2002, the 22nd MERCOSUR Summit was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mexican President Vicente Fox attended the meeting as a special guest for the first time. Mercosur signed a framework agreement with Mexico, allowing member countries to develop bilateral free trade with Mexico alone; Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay signed a bilateral agreement to expand automobile trade. The meeting also instructed the South * * City Group to study the possibility of transforming the administrative secretariat into a technical secretariat, and decided to apply the anti-dumping provisions in the WTO to the mechanism of the South * * Permanent Court of Arbitration.

In June, 2003, the 24th MERCOSUR Summit reached a consensus on the measures and steps to build MERCOSUR in an all-round way as soon as possible, and decided to draw up the 2006 Agenda according to Brazil's proposal, and set the goals that MERCOSUR must achieve before 2006.

On June 5438+February 65438+June 2003, at the 25th Summit held in Montevideo, it was decided to set up a Committee of Permanent Representatives, chaired by former Argentine President Duhad. His task is to put forward various suggestions, coordinate the economic policies of member States and represent Nantes in international negotiations.

65438. On February 9, 2005, the 29th South * * * Summit adopted the Provisions on the Establishment of the South * * * City Council and the South * * * City Structural Transformation Fund. At the same time, extensive agreements have been reached on a series of issues such as energy cooperation, investment and internal structure reform in South America. In addition to the presidents of MERCOSUR member countries, leaders of MERCOSUR "associated countries" Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and representatives of regional and international organizations in Asia, North America, Europe and Africa were also invited to attend the summit. Wang Guangtao, special envoy of China president Hu Jintao and Minister of Construction, was also invited to attend the meeting.

In July 2006, the member countries of the South signed a protocol and decided to accept Venezuela as a full member. However, Venezuela can only enjoy its membership rights after the four parliaments have ratified the Protocol. As of 5 June to 5 February 2007, Uruguay and Argentina ratified the Protocol. South * * * successively accepted Chile (1996 10), Bolivia (1997), Peru (2003), Ecuador (12) and Mexico as associated countries.

On June 5438+ 10, 2007, the South Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The leaders at the meeting all advocated eliminating differences, strengthening unity, continuing the process of regional integration and meeting the challenges brought by globalization.

From June 5 to February 2007, the 34th South Summit was held in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. The leaders of the seven countries called for strengthening the process of regional integration.

In July 2008, the 35th South Summit was held in Tucumá n, a city in northern Argentina. The statement adopted at the meeting stressed that the process of regional integration will continue to be promoted and strongly condemned the EU's new immigration bill. The member countries of South * * * will give up US dollars for trade, and South * * * will strive to cancel double tariffs this year.

In July 2009, the 37th South American Summit was held in Asunció n, Paraguay. The meeting issued a statement condemning the coup in Honduras and announcing that it would not recognize the Hong Kong interim government and any elections it held. The meeting also discussed issues such as coping with the international financial crisis, eliminating regional double tax and trade barriers, unifying regional currencies, strengthening the construction of southern cities, and influenza A H 1N 1.

From June 5th to February 5th, 2009, the 38th MERCOSUR Summit was held in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Countries focus on strengthening the construction of the Southern Common Market and promoting the signing of free trade agreements with the European Union.

20 10 In August, the 39th South Summit was held in San Juan, Argentina. The member countries adopted the same tariff, and reached an agreement on issues such as canceling double taxation, strengthening infrastructure integration, and speeding up negotiations and signing free trade agreements with the EU.

20 10 in February, the 40th MERCOSUR summit was held in Iguazu, Brazil. The meeting issued a joint statement, and the member countries signed a series of cooperation documents aimed at further strengthening the economic and social integration of MERCOSUR countries.

20 1 1 In June, 2008, the summit of Southern City 4/kloc-0 was held in Asunció n, Paraguay. Countries discussed topics such as macroeconomic coordination, free circulation of goods, integration of infrastructure and scientific research, and issued a joint statement.

2011165438 in February, the 42nd summit of MERCOSUR was held in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Countries discussed Venezuela and Ecuador's WTO accession and issued a joint statement to strengthen trade protection measures and increase trade cooperation within and outside the region.

20 12 In June, the 43rd South Summit was held in Mendoza, Argentina. The meeting adopted and published the Joint Statement on Further Strengthening Economic and Trade Cooperation between the People of China and the South, and discussed and published the Joint Statement on Accelerating the Process of Economic Integration. The meeting announced the suspension of Paraguay's membership and agreed to accept Venezuela as a full member.

20 12 July, the special summit of Nantes was held in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. The meeting adopted the resolution that Venezuela became a full member of Nantes, achieving the first expansion in 2 1 year.

201212 In February, the 44th Sur City Summit was held in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. The meeting accepted Bolivia as the sixth member country (subject to the approval of the parliaments of member countries), and discussed and issued a joint statement on financial cooperation, social and scientific integration, with special emphasis on strengthening relations with China and the European Union. The meeting decided to suspend Paraguay's membership.