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Foreign Minister on Impeachment Hearing: “Foreign Policy Should Unite, Not Divide”

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna described an opposition-backed interpellation in the Chamber of Deputies as an opportunity to explain the government’s foreign-policy priorities.
  • The September 28 hearing will cover the Strait of Magellan, relations with Argentina, Chile’s withdrawal of support for Michelle Bachelet’s U.N. candidacy, U.S. tariffs and leaving the Non-Aligned Movement.
  • Pérez Mackenna met governing-party leaders and the Senate leadership before the hearing.

Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna is presenting the opposition’s interpellation as a chance to explain, rather than simply defend, the government’s foreign policy. The hearing in the Chamber of Deputies has been scheduled for September 28, and the minister called the proceeding an “opportunity.”

The opposition’s initiative covers a wide agenda. It includes Chile’s sovereignty in the Strait of Magellan, diplomatic relations with Argentina, the government’s decision to withdraw support for Michelle Bachelet for the United Nations secretary-general position, the situation involving U.S. tariffs and Chile’s departure from the Non-Aligned Movement.

Before speaking from his office, Pérez Mackenna held meetings with presidents of governing parties and with the leadership of the Senate. He said the legislative process would allow the Executive to set out its foreign-policy guidelines.

The minister framed foreign policy as an area that should bring political actors together. “Foreign policy should be a point of agreement and not division,” he said.

Foreign policy should be a point of agreement and not division.

· Francisco Pérez MackennaThe Chilean foreign minister described the scheduled interpellation as an opportunity to present the government’s foreign-policy priorities.
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