Uruguay says pursuing China trade deal with or without Mercosur partners

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by Hugo Olazar Agence France-Presse ASUNCION, Paraguay (AFP) — Uruguay insisted on Thursday that it would pursue a free trade deal with China with or without its partners in the South American Mercosur trade bloc. As Argentina appealed for a common front at a Mercosur summit in Paraguay, Uruguay’s President Luis Lacalle Pou stood his ground, announcing that delegations from his country and China would be meeting “in a few days” to begin free trade […]