Chile

• Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 11:27 UTC

  Magallanes Region to the rescue of farmers given the persistent drought

  

  Systems to collect and accumulate water, plus troughs, were some of the implements that were distributed among farmers in the Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile, to combat the hydric scarcity which affects the whole region.

• Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 10:50 UTC

  South American Presidents sign Brasilia Consensus

  

  After the Summit of South American leaders in Brasilia, the 11 attending presidents reached a consensus on cooperation and integration in the region.

• Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Argentina forecasted to become 2nd world lithium producer by 2035

  

  Argentina will overtake Chile as the world's second-largest lithium producer by 2035, according to the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), it was reported in Santiago.

• Tuesday, May 30th 2023 - 22:11 UTC

  Presidents Boric and Lacalle Pou criticize Lula da Silva's defense of Maduro's Regime in Brasilia

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric expressed his strong disagreement on Tuesday with the statements made by his Brazilian counterpart, Lula da Silva, who had claimed on Monday that the notion of authoritarianism in Venezuela was a “constructed narrative.” Boric emphasized the seriousness of the situation in Venezuela and distanced himself from Lula's defense of Nicolás Maduro and his regime.

• Tuesday, May 30th 2023 - 10:54 UTC

  How the Far Left paves the way for the Far Right, the Chilean experience

  

  By Andrés Velasco
  
  In October 2022, Chileans elected a far-left constitutional convention that produced a text so bizarrely radical that nearly two-thirds of voters rejected it. Now Chileans have elected a new Constitutional Council and put a far-right party in the driver’s seat.

• Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 11:30 UTC

  James Cleverly in Chile: Falklands have a right to self determination and to choose their future

  

  British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, on a political and trade visit to South America, including Colombia, Chile and Brazil, said the Falkland Islands people have the right to self determination recalling that ten years ago Islanders overwhelmingly voted to remain in the British Family.

• Wednesday, May 24th 2023 - 10:43 UTC

  UK and Chile deepen political relations, highlighting 200 years of close people-to-people links

  

  Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and the Foreign Minister of Chile Alberto van Klaveren met on 22 May in Santiago for the UK-Chile High-Level Political Dialogue to deepen the UK and Chile’s diplomatic, economic, financial, trade, business, and defense links.

• Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 10:56 UTC

  Chile's advantageous position in electromobility development highlighted

  

  During her participation in the Raw Materials Convention between the European Union and Latin America 2023 in Argentina, Chile's Mining Minister Marcela Hernando highlighted her country's advantageous position for the development of electromobility due to its large copper and lithium reserves.

• Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 02:20 UTC

  James Cleverly, British Foreign Secretary: UK Stands as Latin America's Oldest Friend

  

  James Cleverly, United Kingdom's Foreign Minister, delivered a significant speech today in Santiago de Chile, outlining the United Kingdom's vision for its future relations with Latin America. Against the backdrop of the bicentennial celebration of the UK-Latin America relationship, Cleverly expressed his pride in the UK's historical support for the region's struggle for independence two centuries ago, positioning the UK as “the oldest friend of the region.”

• Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 10:48 UTC

  Chilean large port reflects the slower performance of the country's economy

  

  San Antonio, the largest port complex in Chile, had its fourth consecutive month with negative figures, as cargo handling experienced a 13.7% decline in April. Throughout the first quarter, it saw a 14.5% decrease.