Upon his arrival in Santiago from Washington, D.C., the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Heraldo Muñoz made a positive balance of the bilateral agenda developed by the President of the Republic, Michelle Bachelet and her delegation, upon the official visit paid to that country on
Monday and Tuesday of the present week.
"The balance of this tour couldn't be better, said Minister Muñoz, on a statement to the media- Chile's position regarding the reforms has been understood. The Director of the International Monetary Fund has categorically expressed in favor of the tax and educational reform, and I believe this has been good because entrepreneurs, congressmen and the President have been able to express the process that is taking place in Chile, i.e. to continue with the economic development, economic and political stability but, at the same time, with the changes that people demand and deserve for this economic growth to remain stable in time."
Minister Muñoz also referred to the progress of the negotiations of the Trans Pacific Partnership, President Michelle Bachelet expressed her position regarding our interest in this treaty of the TPP that we are going to negotiate in good faith in a constructive manner, but also safeguarding national interests; the interests of entrepreneurs, the civil society in aspects such as intellectual property, which is very important to us. We got the impression that there is good willingness on the part of the United States, he said.
On her first visit to the United States, President Michelle Bachelet developed an intensive agenda that began with the bilateral meeting held with President Barack Obama in the White House. She then gave a press conference at the Brookings Institution and another one at the United States Chamber of Commerce. She met with Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, with Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of trhe International Monetary Fund and spoke to the OAS Permanent Council.
On her last presentation, the President highlighted that: Chile promoted a strategy of convergence through diversity."
She added that the map of Latin America and the Caribbean is now marked by social change initiatives, and explained that, after two decades of progress, Chile's Government has launched an ambitious reform program "that seeks to strengthen the possibilities for sustained growth."
"We speak of social, economic and political reforms that ensure the social cohesion conditions and investment in growth and productivity that permit our access to full, inclusive and sustainable development," she added.
The Head of State further highlighted that work of Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel Insulza, stating that "his view represents the challenge that we have to strengthen multilateralism and collaboration among States."