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Thursday, September 19, 2014 
Minister Muñoz attends Military Parade
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Heraldo Muñoz attended the 2014 Military Parade in commemoration of the Chilean Army Day, celebrated at the Ellipse of the O'Higgins Park.

In the ceremony, headed by the President of the Republic, Michelle Bachelet, more than 8000 soldiers from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Carabineros de Chile participated.

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At the end of the parade, Minister Muñoz highlighted regional integration that has taken place between the different branches of the Armed Forces, such as the Southern Cross Peace Corps. "We saw this Corps marching jointly with that of Argentina, which is a force available for supporting United Nations Peace Operations and we saw a United Nations contingent, so the international dimension is present", he said. He also highlighted the presence of foreign officials who are in the Schools of the Armed Forces and Carabineros.