China, Uruguay agree to begin studying FTA

Presidents Xi and Vazquez also decide they will upgrade relations to a strategic partnership

China and Uruguay have agreed to hold consultations on starting joint feasibility studies of a bilateral free trade agreement, diplomats confirmed.

In a joint statement released after the meeting between President Xi Jinping and his visiting Uruguayan counterpart, Tabare Vazquez, the two countries pledged commitment to "pushing forward free trade partnership building".