Emmanuel Macron affirmed, Sunday November 17, in Buenos Aires that France “would not sign as is” the free trade treaty between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur. Claiming to want “reassure farmers”he added that “we will continue to oppose”.
“France opposes this agreement. And I'll tell you: the president [Javier] Milei told me himself that he was not satisfied with this agreement”declared the President of the Republic, following a visit to Argentina during which he spoke twice with the Argentine President.
Asked whether the EU could override the French position, the head of state replied “I don’t think so”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin “doesn’t want peace” with kyiv and “is not ready to negotiate”also estimated Emmanuel Macron, after a massive Russian attack against the Ukrainian energy network. “I believe it is clear that President Putin's intentions are to intensify his fighting”he estimated the French president, who did not rule out speaking again to his Russian counterpart, but only when the ” context “ will lend itself to it.
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