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Germany’s Scholz heads next to Chile, Brazil on Latin America tour

Germany’s Scholz heads next to Chile, Brazil on Latin America tour

BUENOS AIRES: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Chile on Sunday, part of a Latin America tour that also includes Argentina and Brazil, where Berlin and the EU are seeking a reset following the election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.Accompanied by a delegation of business leaders, Scholz arrived at his first stop, Buenos Aires, on Saturday and met with President Alberto Fernandez.The two leaders affirmed the importance of concluding a trade agreement between the EU and trade bloc Mercosur, comprised of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.“We agree to deepen bilateral trade relations and for this the EU-Mercosur agreement is of special importance,“ Scholz told reporters after the meeting. “Our goal is to reach a quick conclusion.”With Lula’s inauguration to the presidency earlier this month in Brazil, “we are in a better position” to reach an agreement, Fernandez said.Germany wants to boost cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean on “renewable energies, green hydrogen

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