Rowley meets Chilean President

The two parties signed an MOU to collaborate for the creation, protection and administration of intellectual property rights.

While TT supplies 92 percent of Chile’s liquified natural gas (LNG) imports at a value of US$650 million and accounts for 38 percent of Chile’s exports to Caricom, the two leaders vowed to deepen relations in trade, energy and culture, plus technical links. They discussed TT benefitting from Chile’s extensive network of free trade agreements.

While the TT delegation promoted its fertilisers and its tourism, it sought to learn from Chile’s embrace of solar power and other energy renewables.

Both leaders expressed concern about climate change, especially as the nation’s of both have coastal waters.

The duo recalled their past meeting at a Caricom conference and Rowley thanked Bachelet for having helped the region and TT over the FATCA issue and the threat of loss of correspondent banks.

Earlier, Rowley attended a wreath laying ceremony at the Monument to Bernardo O’Higgins, considered to be the liberator of Chile.