Pacific Rim LatAm countries show growing clout
- Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 04.44
- Online news: World
Spain's bid to join the Pacific Alliance illustrates the growing clout of the trade association between Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, a new rival to the South American trading bloc Mercosur.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrives for the opening of the summit of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States in Santiago, on January 26, 2013. Spain's bid to join the Pacific Alliance illustrates the growing clout of the trade association between Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, a new rival to the South American trading bloc Mercosur.
In an interview with Santiago daily La Tercera, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said his country had asked for admission during the summit of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
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