President Lee Jae-myung will dispatch Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Jeong Il-yeong as a special presidential envoy to coincide with the inauguration of Chile's new president, Jose Antonio Kast, on the 10th. Jeong, as special envoy, will deliver a personal letter from Lee containing the will to advance friendly cooperation and relations between the two countries on the occasion of the launch of the new administration, and will explain our government's governing philosophy and foreign policy.
According to Cheong Wa Dae on the 9th, Lee decided that day to dispatch Jeong as a special presidential envoy from the 10th to the 12th of this month. Jeong will attend inauguration-related events, including a reception hosted by incumbent Chilean President Boric and a luncheon hosted by interior minister-designate Alvarado. The two countries previously held talks on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju last year.
Cheong Wa Dae said, "We plan to convey our government's will to further strengthen the friendly cooperative relations between Korea and Chile that were solidified through a bilateral summit, etc., at the Gyeongju APEC summit," adding, "We will hold in-depth discussions on ways to further deepen economic cooperation between the two countries, which has developed based on the Korea-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and on expanding cooperation in various fields, including critical minerals, infrastructure, culture, and people-to-people exchanges."