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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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ANewLookattheTriangulationbetweentheEU ChinaandLatinAmerica 93 theCentralAmericancountrieswaslaunched.Itsobjectivewastoseeksolutions tothearmedconflictsby meansofnegotiations.In1985 theEUCentral AmericanCooperationAgreementwassigned. Enteringthe1990s LatinAmericastartedtoundergoimportantpolitical economicandsocialreformsandtransformations.Theregionsforeignpolicy alsomadeprogressbypursuingcloserrelationsnotonlywiththeUS butalso withotherregionsoftheworld.TheEUacknowledgedthesepolicychangesand seizedtheseopportunitiestopromoteitsrelations with Latin America.Spain participatedactivelyintheregionsprivatisationcampaign. In1995 theEUissuedacommunicationentitled European Union Latin America:ThePresentSituationandProspectsforCloserPartnership:1996 2000 whichexpresseditsinterestinstrengtheningthepartnershipbetweenthe twosides.Thedocumentacknowledgedthechangesthathadtakenplaceinboth regionsandatworldlevelduringthepastdecadeandhighlightedtheshared interestinfacingglobalandregionalchallenges.Italsostressedtheneedfor differentiatedapproachestoLatinAmericainaccordancewithspecificnational andsubregionalcircumstances. ThemostnotabledevelopmentinbilateralrelationsbetweenEuropeand LatinAmericawasthefirstEULatinAmericaSummitinRiodeJaneiro Brazil inJune1999.Theobjectiveofthesummitwastofosterpolitical economicand culturalunderstandingbetweenthetworegionsinordertodevelopastrategic partnership.Inthepoliticalfield itwasagreedthateffortswouldbemadeto reinforceinstitutionaldialoguebetweenthetworegions preservedemocracy promoteandprotecthumanrightsandfundamentalfreedomsandworktogether toaddressthreatstointernationalpeaceandsecurity.Intheeconomicfield leadersfrombothsidesoftheAtlanticdeclaredthattheyweredeterminedto strengthenthemultilateraltradesystemandopenregionalismandtointensify economicrelationsbetweenthetworegions.Theiraimsincludedpromotingthe liberalisationoftradeasa meansofincreasingprosperityandcombatingthe destabilisingeffectsofvolatilefinancialflows devotingparticularattention supportandincentivestoproductiveinvestmentinsmallereconomies.Inthe cultural educational scientific technological socialandhumanfields thetwo sidesalsoexpressedaninterestinpromotingtherehabilitationandpreservation oftheenormousculturalheritageinbothregions facilitatinguniversalaccessto educationandencouragingculturaldiversity EULatinAmericaSummit1999 Atthissummit it wasannouncedthatthe EU and Latin Americahad agreedtoestablishastrategicpartnership.Thispartnershipwastobebuiltona commonculturalinheritance aswellassharedvalues andencompassedclose