Chile’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alberto Klaveren, arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday for a two-day official visit to India, aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and discussing cooperation between the two nations.
Klaveren will participate in the second India-Chile Joint Commission Meeting, where he will engage in discussions with India’s External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar.
In a post on X, the Ministry of External Affairs said, “FM Alberto Klaveren of Chile arrives to a warm welcome in New Delhi for the second India-Chile Joint Commission Meeting.” “An opportunity to discuss our bilateral cooperation and advance our ties further.”
During his stay, Klaveren, accompanied by Chile’s Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela, will also take part in the Chile-India Business (Agriculture) Summit on Wednesday, before departing for Mumbai.
“Chile is a key partner of India in the Latin American region. The forthcoming visit of Minister Klaveren will provide both sides an opportunity to review the progress in bilateral relations and explore new avenues for cooperation, further strengthening bilateral ties,” the MEA said in a press release.
This visit follows recent diplomatic engagements between the two countries. In May, Chile’s Ambassador to India, Juan Angula, and Police Attache Rafael Andres Tellez Benucci visited the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters. During that meeting, they acknowledged the close cooperation between CBI and Chile’s Policia De Investigaciones (PDI), particularly in combating technology-enabled crimes, drug trafficking, and transnational crimes.
“During the visit, he held discussions with Praveen Sood, Director, CBI and senior officials of CBI. He acknowledged the close cooperation between CBI and PDI, especially in areas of combating technology-enabled crimes, drug trafficking and transnational crimes. He underscored the importance of collaborative efforts and thanked CBI for arranging events in the past with PDI, Chile, for exchange of expertise on forensics and combating organized crime,” CBI said in a press release.
(Inputs from ANI)