A cooperation agreement on science, technology and innovation was signed by the Chilean Foreign Minister, Alberto van Klaveren, and his Japanese counterpart, Yoshimasa Hayashi, reports Prensa Latina on May 4.
The agreement provides for the promotion of joint research projects, the exchange of information and visits by experts from the two countries to exchange best practices, the Chilean Foreign Ministry reported in a statement.
Hayashi visited Chile as part of a tour of the region, which also includes Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Peru and Paraguay.
That same day he was received at the La Moneda Palace by the President of Chile, Gabriel Borik. The purpose of the meeting was to strengthen ties with Japan, Chile’s fourth largest trading partner and one of the main Asian investors in the South American country.
The minister also met with Japanese immigrants and business leaders to promote exchanges in sectors of great interest to Japanese companies such as lithium, copper or green hydrogen.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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