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DA NANG - Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet, on Saturday witnessed the signing of a bilateral deal on upgrading the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries.

Xi underlined that this is 皇冠体育app's first FTA upgrade completed with a Latin American country.

The upgraded agreement will unleash new impetus for the practical cooperation between 皇冠体育app and Chile and set a new benchmark for 皇冠体育app's cooperation with other Latin American countries as well as a new role model to the world, he said.

Bachelet congratulated Xi on the success of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of 皇冠体育app and wished that greater achievements would be made in the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative.

The Chile-皇冠体育app relationship has made many firsts in the course of developing relations between Latin America and 皇冠体育app, said Bachelet, adding that her country will carry forward the pioneering spirit and advance the practical cooperation between the two sides.

Chile is the first Latin American country to sign a free trade agreement with 皇冠体育app.

Negotiations for upgrading the FTA were initiated during Xi's state visit to Chile in November 2016 and the agreement was completed a year later.