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Chile - Gulf Cooperation Council
 
  Background and Negotiations
   

On February 24, 2021, Chile and the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and United Arab Emirates) signed the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formally begin to develop feasibility studies for a future Free Trade Agreement. On February 25, 2022, with the aim of continuing to promote trade and economic cooperation, Chile and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced the start of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to strengthen bilateral trade and investment relations.

On January 19, 2023 concluded the first round of negotiations for a trade agreement between Chile and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Between May 10 and 12, 2023, the second round of negotiations for a trade agreement was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

On April 24, 2024 in Santiago, Chile, after four rounds of work, negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Chile and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were completed.

On July 29, 2024, Chile and the United Arab Emirates signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), deepening the economic collaboration between both countries.

Documents relating to the negotiations
29 July 2024       Chile and the United Arab Emirates sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Spanish PDF Document New!
24 April 2024 Chile and the United Arab Emirates finalize negotiations to sign an economic-trade agreement during 2024 PDF Document
12-14 May 2023 Second round of negotiations for a trade agreement between Chile and the United Arab Emirates in Spanish PDF Document New!
January 19, 2023 First round of trade negotiations between Chile and the United Arab Emirates concludes with progress in Spanish PDF Document
25 February 2022 Chile and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announce the start of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Spanish PDF Document
24 February 2021 Chile and the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and United Arab Emirates) sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formally begin to develop feasibility studies for a future Free Trade Agreement PDF Document
Source: Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile

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