Uruguay: In Absence of Mercosur Joint Declaration, Uruguay Likely to Continue Pursuing Separate Trade Deals

The Dec. 5-6 meeting of presidents whose countries are part of the South American Mercosur trade bloc failed to agree to a joint declaration after Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou and Argentine President Alberto Fernandez spoke about Uruguay's push to negotiate trade deals to open the country's economy unilaterally, El Observador reported Dec. 6....