Venezuela and their withdrawal from Can

Carlos Mora Vanegas

AN? ANALYSIS, BASIC CONSIDERATIONS

The Chair of International Trade? Rea Graduate Specialty Program in Marketing from the University of Carabobo, can not ignore such an event, for two reasons: a) an institution of Higher education where, as an actor in intellectual life, training of professionals committed to the economic environment, social, cultural, represent a decisive role, which is why his opinion should be taken into account in everything that promotes the development of the country, and b) because of its social responsibility to the search for solutions to the serious problems arising in the country, where his guidance, suggestions, comments must be taken into account, taking into account that it is an important player on the national stage.

It is known that during a meeting with representatives of the Andean Bloc and the European Union, Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean, Pavel Rondon, endorsed the measure announced by President Hugo Chavez in recent months, following negotiations peer with the Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) regulations. Venezuela officially announced in Brussels, his decision to leave the Andean Community (CAN)

Therefore, all the rights and obligations acquired by Venezuela in the CAN shall be inoperative. With the divestiture of Venezuela CAN only thing that will remain in effect release program, which will allow the country to continue importing and exporting for five years.

"All that remains is the liberalization program. This means that we can continue importing and exporting community for five years, unless a contrary decision is issued?. From that moment "will cease our rights and duties in the Andean Community?.

The decision to withdraw Venezuela from this integration mechanism that arose as a result of the Cartagena Agreement, then becomes the Andean Pact in 1969 and reappeared in 1996 as the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) seems to be a simple, beneficial to view MERCOSUR, but not quite so, because this organism is not just now at its best, because the relationships between some of its founding members or precursors are not quite right, in the case of Uruguay, which complains of unfair treatment by older partners, while its other members, in a way, flirting with the United States, therefore, this decision could encourage a certain way the American empire, which is after the conquest the FTAA.

It is presumed that some areas or market segments are shifted to these organisms, which could be seen as a benefit of this decision by Venezuela to withdraw from the CAN, but the assumptions and intangible benefits are minor, and that contrary to what is think recently the same President of the Republic Hugo Chávez, Mercosur also dismissed to make way for Alba (so far just one project), which makes this whole situation more unstable, all these events would be more beneficial to the United States, that agencies such as the FTAA and MERCOSUR, this can be seen by observing the position of alliance that took Colombia to the U.S., once it takes cognizance of the announcement by President Hugo Chavez, which is understood as a clear decision to trust by Peru and Colombia in a strengthening of the CAN.

According to the words of Secretary General, Allan Wagner, "CAN is facing a crisis not over, despite the withdrawal of Venezuela injured. The fact that there is a difficulty does not mean it will disappear?. He added: "If realized this (retirement), will touch the Andean countries to assess the integration process, especially because we are converging on the South American Community of Nations and it is very important?.

With regard to the European bloc, the small countries of the European Union (EU) benefit in the same way that great nations, which does not happen in the case of MERCOSUR. William Hanna, Head of Delegation of the European Commission (EC) argues that "MERCOSUR can benefit Paraguay and Uruguay, but there you go further? alluding to the other member countries such as Argentina and Colombia.

The truth is that the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, announced the withdrawal of Venezuela from the Andean Community of Nations, while ruled by the creation of a new mechanism of Andean integration, they actually serve the people.

The remark was part of the reflections made during his speech at the working meeting held with their counterparts in Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay in the seat of government of Paraguay, Lopez Palace in Asuncion.

"For years I have been saying that the Andean Community of Nations is mortally wounded and today I can say is dead?, Said President Chavez, for whom the signing of Colombia and Peru Free Trade Agreements with the Government of United States precipitated the fall of the CAN.

"They killed her. There is, even we are preparing to denounce: Venezuela is out of the Andean Community Nations. It makes no sense to do otherwise. That (CAN) serves elites, transnational corporations, but does not work for the Indians, blacks, whites or poor. Does not serve our people and not only does not help, they affected? He said.

Also felt the need to "restructure thoroughly? to MERCOSUR to prevent their disappearance. "We will not die MERCOSUR, come here with the idea that a transformation is born? binding of this South American instrument. "With this intention is that Venezuela wants to join MERCOSUR. That's why I think this meeting so important, because it feels a desire to shift to a new MERCOSUR?.

THE THREAT OF THE IMPERIAL ERA

The Chair of International Trade Faces Graduate Program, University of Carabobo to this decision by the current government of President Chavez believes that Venezuela is now a country monoproducer (petroleum), while other countries are characterized by take a variety of industries of all kinds of goods. It should be noted that other countries' exports to Venezuela have increased, as in the case of Colombia that all goods produced, 75% for export, are placed in the Andean markets, pointing largely to the Venezuelan market. For example, McDonald's franchises, all disposable packaging are made in Colombia, the Bigott imports raw materials for the production of cigarette appliances market in Venezuela, 85% is imported from Colombia, among others. The retreat of the Andean part of Venezuela has a significant impact, both in Venezuela and other countries, because the economy will suffer a decrease due to the absence of a market for export. The balance of payments, years ago, Venezuela favored, but the reality has changed thus favoring Colombia.

To all this must be added, said President Chavez, the United States "have signed a free trade agreement with Colombia, which killed the Andean Community. I've announced: Venezuela renounces the Andean Community and we leave the Andean Community, "said in a speech at the state government of Parana, in this city, where he came to the head of a business delegation. Chavez repeated impatiently: "The Andean Community makes no sense. That is dead. How will a sense in which the Andean Community signed an FTA with the United States without even coordinate with other countries? '.

Backed up his words echoing Bolivian President Evo Morales, on the situation in Bolivia has been created following an agreement between Colombia and the U.S.: 'Bolivia lost its most important market for soybeans, "he said.

With the agreement, Colombia would buy U.S. soybeans and leave aside approximately 900,000 tons per year for that product acquired Bolivia.

Chavez added that as the U.S. initiative to create the? Area of ​​Free Trade of the Americas (FTAA) 'is dead', Washington is now seeking individual agreements with the countries of the region. The president did not disclose how it would progress to the abandonment of the Andean Venezuelan, born in 1969 as a project to integrate all the Andean countries, including Chile, which years later turned away. It was also unclear if the abandonment would mean the immediate breach of all agreements signed in the group tariff and the future of the Corporation Andina de Fomento (CAF), of which Venezuela is one of the strongest partners.

According to opinions of the Chair, for example the participant Carlos Ramirez, is paramount at the moment, that this decision be reviewed by all national executive cabinet, since everything depends on the decision of the ministers of foreign trade, in assessing the paths to pursue in this recall definitely materialize, which would cost Venezuela heavy loss of economic opportunities that would enhance the growth and development of the country, as well as the economic benefit and social progress of its inhabitants, since according to statements by the Secretary General Confederation of Workers of Venezuela (CTV), Manuel Cova, "It is estimated that Venezuela's withdrawal from the CAN may affect two million Venezuelans?, even when the effects or consequences of this decision will begin to feel after five years have elapsed since Venezuela with Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia, together comprise the "Andean Free Trade Zone?, it is necessary to reconsider this decision because of the magnitude that represents its impact on national economy, since this would imply a major setback in bilateral and international diplomatic relations and, therefore, a setback for the growth of the Andean region and the country's economy, which should not be affected by purely political decision.

It is very likely the initiative proposed by President Evo Morales to collect as soon as possible to all the leaders Andes (Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Venezuela) to bring forward a dialogue that should be long before this situation crisis, the basic idea is to preserve long ago established relationships between the different member countries of the Andean Community, and therefore the primary purpose of this dialogue is to encourage President Chavez to give up the idea of ​​retirement.

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