UNWE - Host of the 30th Anniversary of MERCOSUR

The ambassador of Aregentina H. E. Alfredo Atanasoff expressed his gratitude to UNWE for organizing the Conference and pointed out that the coincidence of the event with the 90th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries had made it even more significant. The ambassador focused on some key aspects of the Union activities paying special attention to the institutional sphere in addition to the economic one. He emphasized on the importance of the European model and the support of the European Parliament in building the Parliament of MERCOSUR (PARLASUR) - an organization for which he had the honour to work. In conclusion, Mr Atanasoff outlined that MERCOSUR played an important role in strengthening the democracy and preventing conflicts in international scale and had a significant contribution to stability in Latin America.