translated from Spanish: Ampuero: “Chile aspires to become a bridge to Asia Pacific”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Ampuero, participated in the second and third round table of leaders of the Forum “A strip a route”, which took place between 25 and 27 April in Beijing. The second round table dealt with strengthening synergies, while the third focused on the promotion of sustainable development to implement the 2030 United Nations Agenda. For the Minister Ampuero, “that around 40 heads of State and Government–including the President of the Republic, Sebastián – Piñera have attended this forum is a clear sign of the growing importance of greater global integration.” And the fact that President Piñera has been the only Latin American President participating shows the multilateral strength of our country and the international leadership of our President.” The Secretary of State added that “Chile sees opportunities in this process: integrates over the world and aspires to become a bridge between the region and Asia Pacific due to complementarity with the Asian economies, a vital relationship that transcends the” economic exchange. In this sense Chile exhibits advantageous conditions to position itself as airmail or bridge country between China and Latin America”. The Forum “A strip a route” is a development initiative proposed by the People’s Republic of China, launched by its President, Xi Jinping in 2013 and which focuses on connectivity and cooperation between countries.

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