The possibility of negotiating a free trade agreement with the trade bloc of South American countries is back on the discussion.
The issue will be discussed in detail at the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Economy of the region (Comieco), to be held in El Salvador on December 5 and 6.
Acisclo Valladares Urruela, Minister of Economy of Guatemala, confirmed to Prensalibre.com that "...
Executive authorities and business representatives asked Congress to speed up the ratification of the Association Agreement with the United Kingdom, as the process must be completed by 31 October this year.
Guatemalan authorities, the only country in the region that is negotiating the FTA with Korea unilaterally, announced that they will speed up efforts to sign the agreement before the end of the year.
The announcement was made by President Jimmy Morales in the company of the Minister of Economy, Acisclo Valladares Urruela, before the members of the board of directors of the National Coffee Association (Anacafé), which is one of the sectors that is demanding the adhesion of the country to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Central America and South Korea.
For this year, one of the priorities Morales administration has as a priority to advance in the signing of free trade agreements with South Korea, Israel and the United Kingdom.
Representatives of the Ministry of Economy (Mineco) reported that by 2019, among the priorities of the agenda is the resumption of discussions of the trade agreement being negotiated with South Korea.
Guatemalan authorities announced that in the coming weeks they hope to finalize the extension of the FTA with the South American country, which will consist of inclusion of the textile and rubber sector.
With the aim of continuing to promote Guatemalan exports from the textile industry, Executive authorities stated that after the last visit to Colombia, they were able to reach an agreement to expand the conditions of the FTA.