The government of Kast and the United States resume tariff negotiations and schedule a meeting for April.

As part of her first international activity at the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Undersecretary of International Economic Relations (Subrei), Paula Estévez, held a bilateral meeting last Saturday with the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Jamieson Greer. The meeting addressed the state of the economic and trade relationship between the two countries, as well as the progress of the dialogue aimed at deepening the ties. They also agreed to resume the tariff negotiation agenda, scheduling a first meeting for April 14 and 17 in Washington.

“Our goal is for the strategic products we export to the U. S. , which are complementary to their market, to access favorable conditions,” Estévez stated.

“We believe there is real space to advance mutually beneficial solutions,” she added. Additionally, she explained that since this is a state trade policy, there will be continuity in the discussions that began with the previous government last year, which involved two meetings between the technical teams of Subrei and USTR in June and July. “However, this new phase has its own momentum, with a clear focus on advancing more swiftly and concretely on the issues that are priorities for our country,” Estévez said, highlighting that “from day one, we have been working to reactivate this agenda and create the conditions that allow us to achieve results.

” India, China, and the Philippines In the context of her participation in the WTO, the undersecretary also held other bilateral meetings with authorities and trade representatives from various key countries and markets for Chile. In a meeting with China's Minister of Commerce, Wentao Wang, they reviewed the state of the bilateral relationship and opportunities to continue promoting trade links, in the context of the 20th anniversary of the Free Trade Agreement and the 55 years of diplomatic relations, commemorated in 2025. In the case of India, Estévez met with the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Shri Rajesh Agarwal, with whom she discussed the status of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), initiated last year and which already has a third offer.

Additionally, she held a bilateral meeting with the Undersecretary of Commerce of the Philippines, Allan B. Gepty, where they also reviewed the status of CEPA negotiations between the two nations, which began in May 2025.