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• India and Chile have signed three MoUs for cooperation in the fields of mining, culture and empowerment of persons with disabilities.
• The agreements, which were signed during President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to Chile, will further enhance engagement in economic, social and cultural fields between the two countries.
• Chile is the sixth largest trading partner of India in the Latin American region.
• India and Chile have also agreed to work together to strengthen the global response to defeat and destroy terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.