Ambassador Nguyen Viet Cuong meets Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna to promote bilateral and regional cooperation
WVR - On October 1 in Santiago, Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Nguyen Viet Cuong held a working meeting with Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna to review bilateral relations and discuss ways to deepen economic cooperation, while enhancing coordination at regional and inter-regional forums.
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| Ambassador Nguyen Viet Cuong in a working meeting with Chilean Foreign Minister to review bilateral relations and discuss ways to deepen economic cooperation. (Source: Vietnamese Embassy in Chile) |
The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2026, marking 55 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Chile (1971-2026). Chile was the first South American country to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam and the first Latin American country to sign a free trade agreement with Vietnam.
Ambassador Nguyen Viet Cuong congratulated the successful outcomes of Minister Pérez Mackenna's official visit to Vietnam in August 2026 and affirmed that the Embassy would actively coordinate to follow up on those results.
With complementary economic structures and both being members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), both sides agreed there is ample room to expand trade and investment. In 2025, bilateral trade reached over 2.1 billion USD, a 39% increase, making Chile Vietnam's third-largest trading partner in Latin America.
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| The meeting contributed to the continued positive development of Vietnam-Chile relations, in the year the two countries celebrate 55 years of diplomatic relations. (Source: Vietnamese Embassy in Chile) |
Regarding regional cooperation, the two sides discussed the role of ASEAN, of which Vietnam is a member, in connecting Chile with the Asia-Pacific region.
The Ambassador affirmed Vietnam's support for Chile's accession to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Both sides expressed a desire to coordinate more closely within frameworks such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and CPTPP, especially as Vietnam hosts APEC 2027.
The meeting contributed to the continued positive development of Vietnam-Chile relations, in the year the two countries celebrate 55 years of diplomatic relations (1971-2026).
(Source: Vietnamese Embassy in Chile)
