Chile–Trinidad and Tobago relations

Chile-Trinidad and Tobago Relations refers to the bilateral relations between Chile and Trinidad and Tobago. Chile has an embassy in Port of Spain. Trinidad and Tobago is accredited to Chile from its embassy in Brasília, Brazil.[1][2]

Chilean-Trinidadian relations

Chile
Trinidad and Tobago

History
Embassy of Chile in Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago and Chile have had historically little ties but have strengthened relations in the past decade. In the 1980s, the two nations voted together on abstaining from recognizing Argentinian sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.[3] In 2017, Prime Minister Keith Rowley and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed a MOU on intellectual property to solidify copyright laws and intellectual property rights in the two nations. Trinidad and Tobago took a keen interest in furthering trade relations between the nations and working together on building T&T's education and solar energy infrastructure.[4] Trinidadian Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon met Chilean Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Aníbal Barría Garcua, to discuss the possibility of a Partial Scope Trade Agreement between the nations.[5] In 2018, Barria exclaimed of the great cultural ties and expressed strengthening ties with T&T to promote tourism and to import cultural ties from Trinidad such as Soca and Calypso music and Carnival Festivals. Chile aims to diversify imports from Trinidad and Tobago to become a larger trading partner. In 2018, the Chilean embassy claimed to have had a trade totaling over US$6 Billion with Trinidad.[6]

Trade

Trinidad and Tobago exported US$733 Million worth of goods to Chile in 2017. The vast majority of the exports were refined petroleum and Natural Gas.[7] US$19.2 Million worth of goods were exported to Trinidad and Tobago in 2017.[8] 38% of all exports from Chile to CARICOM go to T&T.

See also

Notes and references
  1. "Embassy of Chile in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago". Embassypages. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. "Embassy of Trinidad and Tobago in Brasilia, Brazil". Embassypages. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. "Trinidad & Tobago - Foreign Relations". Global Security. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. "T&T and Chile pledge to strengthen relationship". looptt. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. "Chile and Trinidad & Tobago ready to further trade relations". tradeind. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. "Chile, market for TT culture". newsday.co.tt. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  7. "Trinidad and Tobago". oec.world. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  8. "Where does Chile Export too (2017)". oec.world. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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