Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you both for being here today.
Ms. Saad, I want to start off by looking at the case of Venezuela. Venezuela was, of course, suspended from the organization. Do you see the Mercosur and free trade agreements, perhaps in general, as a way of ensuring that the member states of any of these agreements respect democratic values? Do you see that as an important role and perhaps that's an extra value of a free trade agreement?