Brasília, 26 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - The next meeting of the Bi-regional Negotiation Committee Mercosur- European Union (EU) will begin on April 8, according to Brazil's chief trade negotiator, ambassador José Alfredo Graça Lima, who says that at that time "more ambitious" proposals should appear on the negotiating table, along with already present issues of tariff reduction and market access.

As for tariffs, the goal is to eliminate them within 10 years, says Graça Lima. A Mercosur-EU agreement will not only increase bi-regional trade, but strengthen Mercosur, concluded Graça Lima.(AB)