Vietnam – MERCOSUR to Launch PTA Negotiations in Q1/2026
Vietnam – MERCOSUR to Negotiate Preferential Trade Agreement in Q1/2026 In the first quarter of 2026, Vietnam and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) will conduct the first round of negotiations for a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). On the evening of December 20, 2025 (Vietnam time), at the 67th MERCOSUR Summit held in Foz de Iguazu, Brazil, member countries of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)—comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay—issued a Joint Statement launching negotiations for…