Regional and International Co-operation

Argentina: Regional and International Co-operation

Argentina is a member of the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) and of Mercosur (Mercado Común del Sur). In December 2004 Argentina was one of 12 countries that were signatories to the agreement, signed in Cusco, Peru, creating the South American Community of Nations (Comunidad Sudamericana de Naciones, which was renamed the Union of South American Nations—Unión de Naciones Suramericanas, UNASUR, in April 2007), intended to promote greater regional economic integration.

Argentina was a founder member of the UN in 1945. As a contracting party to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Argentina joined the World Trade Organization on its establishment in 1995. The country is a member of the Group of 15 (G15), of the Group of 20 (G20), and of the Group of 77 organization of developing states.

Citation: Regional and International Co-operation (Argentina), in Europa World online. London, Routledge. Retrieved 04 February 2012 from http://www.europaworld.com/pub/entry/ar.is.55