Chile’s Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren Visits India
New Delhi [India], August 27: Chile’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alberto van Klaveren, is on an official visit to India from August 27-29. During his visit, he will co-chair the 2nd India-Chile Joint Foreign Affairs meeting with India’s External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, on August 28.
Alberto van Klaveren, along with Chile’s Agriculture Minister, Esteban Valenzuela, will also participate in the Chile-India Business (Agriculture) Summit on August 28 before departing for Mumbai.
In a press release, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated, “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.”
Earlier in May, Chile’s Ambassador to India, Juan Angula, and Police Attache PDI (Policia De Investigaciones De Chile), Rafael Andres Tellez Benucci, visited the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters. They held discussions with CBI Director Praveen Sood and senior officials, acknowledging the close cooperation between CBI and PDI, especially in combating technology-enabled crimes, drug trafficking, and transnational crimes.
The Chilean delegation also visited the Global Operations Centre of CBI, where they discussed strengthening the collaborative framework for police cooperation. Ambassador Juan Angulo thanked CBI for their collaborative spirit and reiterated the commitment to enhance cooperation. Both sides agreed to explore conducting workshops to build capacity in combating technology-enabled crimes, exchange criminal investigation techniques, and share best practices in digital forensics.
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Chile -: Chile is a country in South America, located along the western edge of the continent.
Foreign Minister -: A Foreign Minister is a government official who handles a country’s relationships with other countries.
Alberto van Klaveren -: Alberto van Klaveren is the person who is the Foreign Minister of Chile.
Bilateral Talks -: Bilateral talks are discussions between two countries to improve their relationship and work together on various issues.
Business Summit -: A Business Summit is a meeting where business leaders and government officials discuss ways to improve trade and business opportunities.
India-Chile Joint Foreign Affairs meeting -: This is a meeting where officials from India and Chile discuss their countries’ foreign policies and how they can work together.
External Affairs Minister -: The External Affairs Minister is the person in the Indian government who handles India’s relationships with other countries. Right now, it is S Jaishankar.
Ambassador -: An Ambassador is a person who represents their country in another country.
Police Attache -: A Police Attache is a police officer who works in another country to help with law enforcement cooperation.
CBI -: CBI stands for Central Bureau of Investigation, which is India’s main agency for investigating serious crimes.