Upon arrival to the Duchy for a meeting with EU Foreign Affairs ministers, Borrell acknowledged that bonds with Latin America have not been a priority for the integrationist union and called for intensifying them.

The Head of the European diplomacy talked about speeding up the trading agreement still hanging for approval with the South Common Market (Mercosur) and others in association with Chile and Mexico.

He called Covid-19 situation in Latin America ¨terrifying¨ and announced vaccine shipment to contain the disease.

Borrell stood for celebrating a bilateral summit this year, forum that has not been celebrated since 2015.

As for Augusto Santos, Foreign Affairs minister from Portugal, presiding EU pro tempore, called bilateral trade and fighting Covid-19 areas of common interest.

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