President Gabriel Boric held a bilateral meeting this Thursday for about 40 minutes with his American counterpart, Joe Biden, where they mainly talked about the increase in the cost of living.
The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, held a bilateral meeting this Thursday afternoon with his counterpart from the United States, Joe Biden, which lasted between 37 to 40 minutes.
Among other topics, they discussed the situation in Latin America, the increase in the cost of living, and how the sanctions against Russia have impacted inflation.
One of those present at the meeting was the Chilean Foreign Minister, Antonia Urrejola, who confirmed that both leaders agreed to create a working group of both countries to seek solutions to problems such as the rise in the price of life.
“Form a working group between the US and Chile to see how we can deal with issues such as the rise in life“, indicated Urrejola.
Proposal that, by the way, was well received by Chile. In fact, as Foreign Minister Urrejola announced, the Chilean ambassador in Washington, Juan Gabriel Valdés, was appointed to lead the installation of the working group.
Topics that were left out of the conversation, and that it had been implied that they would be on the agenda, were possession of weapons, cclimate change and anger over the exclusion of the countries of Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba from the Summit of the Americas.
Con Joe Biden @POTUS We discussed continental strategies to face the rise in the cost of living for our peoples. In addition, we will work for a global tax pact against tax havens. From the South we are committed to sustainable and equitable development. pic.twitter.com/QyA4heBXnW
— Gabriel Boric Font (@gabrielboric) June 10, 2022
President Boric and USA
Boric also referred to the meeting on his Twitter account, where he confirmed that together with Biden they spoke about the rise in the cost of living and that they will seek to develop a global pact “against tax havens.”
“With Joe Biden we discussed continental strategies to face the rise in the cost of living for our peoples. In addition, we will work for a global tax pact against tax havens,” he tweeted.
In a second publication, the president indicated that the US must understand that its relationship with Latin American countries must be one of peers and not subordinates.
“To the extent that the US understands that Latin American countries are its peers and never subordinate, we will be able to work together. It is a necessary condition for a new continental deal that promotes democracy, human rights and the fight against climate change in the world”, she added.
Con Joe Biden @POTUS We discussed continental strategies to face the rise in the cost of living for our peoples. In addition, we will work for a global tax pact against tax havens. From the South we are committed to sustainable and equitable development. pic.twitter.com/QyA4heBXnW
— Gabriel Boric Font (@gabrielboric) June 10, 2022