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"I would like to thank Mr Linkohr for his significant report on this cooperation agreement with Argentina. In fact this is the first agreement concluded with a Latin-American country and it fits perfectly within the guidelines for cooperation by the Union with countries with emerging economies, as laid down in the Commission’s communication in 1996 on this matter, and put into practise in the fifth framework programme.
Until now, as you pointed out, Argentinian researchers have only benefited from cooperation projects established in areas such as nutrition, health or the environment. This agreement will enable both parties to exploit all the potential for advanced research skills in countries in terms of sustainable development, as has been pointed out, but also, as you can imagine, in the area of the specific Energy-environment programme, in the area of renewable energies, bearing in mind the commitments made in Kyoto. We will also ensure that this constitutes a starting point for negotiations with other countries in Latin America. I am able to inform you that preparatory work on the agreement with Brazil has already reached an advanced stage. But as you pointed out, perhaps we should extend the issue to the whole of the Mercosur zone.
Next, as I indicated in my general presentation, it goes without saying that Parliament will be kept fully informed of developments arising from this agreement.
One final remark by way of a conclusion. An important aspect of the Union’s cooperation with the countries of this region is, as you have pointed out, the interregional dimension. In the projects undertaken until now, the emphasis was on the development of projects in collaboration with other Mercosur countries, an association in which Argentina plays an important role and is thus a sort of bridgehead for us to reach other countries in Latin America. This aspect will thus continue to be the object of particular attention in terms of the Union’s relationship with the countries in this region. The Commission, as well as Parliament, will be particularly attentive to it."@en1
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