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EUROPEAN
UNION |
| The establishment of a biregional
strategic alliance between the Andean Community and the
European Union that should lead to the signing of an
Association Agreement that includes a free trade agreement
has strengthened relations between the two blocs. |
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CHILE |
| Chile’s return to the Andean Community
as an Associate Member State this past September 20th is
one of the most important events in the Andean integration
process. |
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UNION
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NATIONS
(UNASUR) |
| The Third Summit of South American Presidents,
held in Cusco on December 8, 2004 witnessed the political
creation of the South American Community of Nations, a great
political project combined with a program of decentralized
development. As decided by the Presidents at that meeting, the
South American Community of Nations will be shaped through the
gradual convergence of the Andean Community and MERCOSUR and
Chile, together with Guyana and Suriname. |
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CENTRAL AMERICA,
MEXICO AND THE CARIBBEAN
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| It is the intention of the Andean
Community to deepen and consolidate its relations with the
Central American Integration System (SICA), consisting of
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua and Panama, in order to move toward Latin
American integration through the coordination and
convergence of the subregional blocs. |
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CAN -
MERCOSUR |
| Relations between the Andean Community
and MERCOSUR, integration blocs whose membership includes
nine of the twelve South American countries, have evolved
rapidly toward a convergence process that will benefit the
350 million inhabitants of their member countries. The
advances are reflected in the creation of a free trade
area and the implementation of a political dialogue that
have made it possible to arrive at a reciprocal
association between the two blocs. |
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UNITED
STATES |
| The United States is the main trading partner
of the Andean Community Member Countries. In 2004, 41 percent of
the CAN's exports went to the United States, which was
responsible for 26 percent of its imports. Relations between the
United States and the Andean countries extend beyond trade to
cooperation and political dialogue. |
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CANADA |
| The Andean Community and Canada have
been working toward closer friendship and cooperation and
to strengthen their economic and trade relations. |
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ASIA |
| In its effort to participate more fully
in the world economy and to reinforce its global political,
economic, trade and social relations, the Andean
Community's projection toward the Asia-Pacific region will
open up new opportunities for trade, investment and
cooperation. |
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RUSIA |
| The Andean Community and the Russian
Federation have established a mechanism for political
dialogue and cooperation to strengthen and expand their
friendship, mutual understanding, and economic, scientific
and technical cooperation, as well as their cultural ties. |
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OMC |
| The Andean countries are active members
of the WTO. Issues that are crucial to the development
strategies of these countries are within the
organization's sphere of competence. For that reason, the
Andean countries consider it important to participate
jointly and in coordination in the activities that are
carried out within the framework of the WTO. |
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FTAA |
| The negotiation of the Free Trade Area
of the Americas (FTAA) has been suspended since mid-2003
because of the differences in position between the
Representatives of Brazil and of the United States who Co-Chair
the FTAA Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) |
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