Foreign Relations
Argentina signs reciprocal trade agreement with United States
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The Argentine government signed a reciprocal trade and investment agreement with the United States, seen as a first step toward a potential free trade deal. Signed in Washington, the measure will eliminate tariffs on thousands of products and expand the beef export quota to 100,000 tons annually. Officials hailed the deal as a boost to the country's international integration.
President José Antonio Kast named five new Chilean ambassadors abroad on Wednesday. The appointments include Jaime Baeza to Canada, Germán Becker to the Dominican Republic, Harry Jürgensen to Austria, Christian Hodges-Nugent to the Czech Republic and Víctor Abujatum to Egypt.
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A second plane carrying six tons of essential supplies departed Chile for La Paz on June 13 amid road blockades affecting supplies in Bolivia.
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly called for deeper economic integration between Cairo and Beirut through private sector involvement and infrastructure projects, noting bilateral trade surpassed $1bn in 2024. He also demanded an immediate Israeli withdrawal from all Lebanese territories, affirming Egypt's full support for the Lebanese government's efforts to extend state authority. This came during high-level talks in Beirut on Friday.