translated from Spanish: Chancellors of Chile and Brazil had a meeting where they omitted controversy from Bolsonaro

Foreign Minister Teodoro Ribera had a meeting with his counterpart Ernesto Araújo in Brazil where they omitted the controversy that was generated yesterday by the statements of the representative Jair Bolsonaro against Michelle Bachelet.The chancellors aprov they kicked out the meeting to highlight the relationship between the two countries. In fact, Ribera said that “diplomatic relations and relations between countries transcend people, governments and times”,” we agree in the interest of moving towards a strategic relationship, which will strengthen long-term ties between countries, looking ahead to 2040,” he added. In addition, the Secretary of Government emphasized that “the importance of implementing the Free Trade Agreement signed in November 2018, and which requires approval by both Congresses”Also, at that meeting they also discussed the interests of both countries in the Biocean Corridor project between Puerto Murtinho and the northern ports of Chile, which also crosses Paraguay and northern Argentina.In this line, the Foreign Minister declared that “the crossing of the Andes mountain range and the ports Chileans are fully ready and operational to receive Brazilian cargo.” Finally, Ribera spoke of concern about Venezuela’s political, economic and humanitarian crisis and noted that “we reaffirm the importance of giving an early response to Venezuelans who are in a situation of affecting their rights fundamental, as well as seeing collaborative formulas for early exit.”

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