Russian, Chilean Senior Diplomats Discuss Cooperation Within Trade Groups

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published December 19, 2018 | 06:33 PM

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Chilean Foreign Ministry's International Economic Director Rodrigo Benitez met Wednesday to discuss joint work within multination trade organizations.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th December, 2018) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Chilean Foreign Ministry's International Economic Director Rodrigo Benitez met Wednesday to discuss joint work within multination trade organizations.

"Special attention was given to cooperation in multilateral formats, including within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, where Chile will preside in 2019, and in the Eurasian Economic Union-Chile format," a statement by the Russian ministry read.

The two diplomats, who co-chair a Russia-Chile trade committee, had a "friendly and constructive" conversation, the ministry added. They discussed the most pressing issues of mutual importance, including ways of deepening economic cooperation and political dialogue.