Lee, Kast agree to put Korea-Chile FTA upgrade back in motion

President Lee Jae Myung said he and Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast agreed to revive stalled efforts to upgrade their countries’ two-decade-old free trade agreement and pursue strategic cooperation in critical minerals and defense.

The leaders announced the initiatives after meeting Thursday at La Moneda Palace in Santiago, during the first visit to Chile by a South Korean president in 11 years.

Chile is the second stop on Lee’s Latin American tour after Brazil.

At a joint news conference, L ...