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Chile–Malaysia relations refers to foreign relations between Malaysia and Chile. Chile has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur,[1] and Malaysia has an embassy in Santiago.[2] Both countries are members of APEC.

History

Шаблон:Section-stub Relations between the two countries was established on 22 May 1979,[3] with the embassy of Chile been opened in 1989.[4]

Economic relations

Relations between both countries is mainly based on trade, with Malaysia become Chile's main trading partner in Southeast Asia with the total trade in 1990 reaching $800 million.[5] In the same year, a special scheme to help foreign businessmen to visit Malaysia are being proposed by Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba following his visit to Chile.[6] Both Chile and Malaysia agreed to set-up a joint committee to co-operated in the information and broadcasting field in 1994.[7] Economic relations between the two countries are based on the South-South co-operation and pacts on bilateral trade was signed in 1995.[8] In 2009, the total trade between Chile and Malaysia is $336 million with the total Malaysian export to Chile was $16.8 million while the import with $148.7 million.[9] Chilean cuisine are started to be promoted to Malaysia in the same year.[10] A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to improve air links was signed in 2010,[11] with the tariff on trade agreement was scrapped in the same year.[12] The two countries free trade agreement taking effect from 2011,[13] as joint study group has been formed since 2006 for the treaty.[14] Chile has developed a joint ventures in shipbuilding through ASMAR with a tanker and two tugboats were built in Kuching, Malaysia.[4] While in the Malaysian side, a Malaysian car model of Proton has now been exported to Chile.[4]

State visits

On 19 April 2009, Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin and Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Nur Zahirah made a first official visit to Chile and met with the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet.[15]

References

Шаблон:Foreign relations of Chile Шаблон:Foreign relations of Malaysia