Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met with his Chilean counterpart; what the content of discussions at that meeting was; and if he will make a statement.

There are regular high level meetings between the UK and Chilean government. I last met my Chilean counterpart during the Presidential Inauguration in March 2014, where we discussed priorities for the United Nations Security Council and the Human Rights Council, and ongoing cooperation between our two countries on a range of issues. I hosted the Ministers for Finance and Economy during Chile Day – an annual business investment event – in October 2014, and I hosted the Minister for Mines later that month, to discuss opportunities for British companies in the Chilean mining sector, during her visit for London Metals Week.