Japan-Chile Relations

On October 26, the 11th Japan-Chile Political Consultations was held in Santiago, the capital of Chile. In this meeting, the Japanese delegation was led by Ambassador OTSURU Tetsuya, Director-General of the Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Chilean delegation was led by Ambassador Frank TRESSLER, Secretary General for Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile.

During this meeting, both sides held fruitful discussion on the progress of bilateral relations, including politics, trade and investment, AI, defense, science and technology, international cooperation, environment and climate change, cultural exchange, and people-to-people exchange, as well as cooperation in the international arena, the situation in East Asia and Latin American and Caribbean region.

The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in terms of promoting economic relations. Chile is a reliable supplier of critical mineral resources such as copper and lithium. In addition, both sides agreed to further promote cultural and people-to-people exchanges on the occasion of the 130th anniversary since the establishment of diplomatic relations next year.