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Argentina and Chile Take the High Road

Oct 27, 2017 | 09:00 GMT

Argentina and Chile share the world's third-longest border, and until recently, relations were not cordial.

Chile and Argentina are building a tunnel through a dangerous Andean pass to boost bilateral commerce. The project will also connect Chilean ports on the Pacific Ocean with Brazilian ports on the Atlantic.

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Highlights

  • The Argentine government will keep making progress toward normalized relations with Chile, barring the election of a populist administration in the 2019 presidential vote.
  • Construction will begin next year on key infrastructure projects that will draw the countries even closer together.
  • Over the next two years, Chile and Argentina will continue to move toward greater trade integration.

Argentina and Chile are on the road to greater trade integration. Their relationship has historically been difficult, with more downs than ups, but ties between them have been gradually warming since Argentine President Mauricio Macri came to power in December 2015. Now, the two countries are building a tunnel through a dangerous mountain pass to boost bilateral commerce and to connect Chilean ports on the Pacific Ocean with Brazilian ports on the Atlantic....

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