Milei and Kast Confirm Chilean Sovereignty Over Strait of Magellan

Argentine President Javier Milei and Chilean President José Antonio Kast jointly reaffirmed Chile's sovereignty over the Strait of Magellan.

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Argentine President Javier Milei and Chilean President José Antonio Kast met at the Palace of La Moneda to discuss bilateral relations and regional security. ^[1] The joint statement released by both governments reaffirmed Chilean sovereignty over the entirety of the Strait of Magellan. ^[2] Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna stated that both presidents agreed the legal regime of the Magellan Strait is established by the 1881 Boundary Treaty and the 1984 Peace and Friendship Treaty. ^[3] Chilean President José Antonio Kast met with Argentine President Javier Milei in Santiago for a bilateral meeting that lasted approximately 35 minutes. ^[4] The meeting focused on the Argentine presidential decree N° 457, issued in 2021 during the Alberto Fernández administration, which asserts that the Magellan Strait is a shared space. ^[5] Kast and Milei agreed that transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, and terrorism are common threats requiring coordinated regional responses. ^[6] The leaders cited the 1881 Boundary Treaty and the 1984 Treaty of Peace and Friendship as the definitive legal instruments establishing Chile's sovereignty. ^[7] Chilean President Kast reiterated to Milei that advancing on a new decree to modify the status of the strait was important for Chile. ^[8]

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Argentine President Javier Milei and Chilean President José Antonio Kast met at the Palace of La Moneda to discuss bilateral relations and regional security. ·

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The joint statement released by both governments reaffirmed Chilean sovereignty over the entirety of the Strait of Magellan. ·

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Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna stated that both presidents agreed the legal regime of the Magellan Strait is established by the 1881 Boundary Treaty and the 1984 Peace and Friendship Treaty. · La Tercera

Chilean President José Antonio Kast met with Argentine President Javier Milei in Santiago for a bilateral meeting that lasted approximately 35 minutes. · La Tercera

The meeting focused on the Argentine presidential decree N° 457, issued in 2021 during the Alberto Fernández administration, which asserts that the Magellan Strait is a shared space. · La Tercera

Kast and Milei agreed that transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, and terrorism are common threats requiring coordinated regional responses. ·

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The leaders cited the 1881 Boundary Treaty and the 1984 Treaty of Peace and Friendship as the definitive legal instruments establishing Chile's sovereignty. ·

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Chilean President Kast reiterated to Milei that advancing on a new decree to modify the status of the strait was important for Chile. · La Tercera

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