Gabriel Boric, president of Chile, surprised that there are countries in Latin America that see Russia as a reference for the left

“The fact that a country with an imperialist, expansionist spirit invades another, flagrantly violating international law and wants us to normalize the appropriation of territory is simply unacceptable and therefore we have to raise our voices and say: ‘This, No,'” Boric said.

The president described it as “very surprising” that there are sectors in Latin America that, “perhaps due to a historical misunderstanding,” continue to assimilate Russia as a “reference source for the left in the world.” when in Europe it is just the opposite and Vladimir Putin’s regime “is rather allied with far-right forces,” he added.

In an event organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation of Berlin, close to the Social Democratic Party, and the Heinrich-Böll Foundation, close to the Greens, he stressed that Chile defends principles, and not governments, and in that sense he has condemned very clearly, ” despite the reluctance of also friendly countries”, the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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He pointed out that There are certain principles that mobilize Chile and on which its actions as States seek to be coherent and in that sense he stated that “peace must be born from justice and the vision of the dignity of the human being.” regardless of the place where you were born, the amount of resources you have or the ideas you profess.

For Boric, who spoke about the Russian war in Ukraine coinciding with the presence of that country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Germany, peace is without a doubt “the other great imperative” in these times.

“We are providing solutions to the global challenges of the 21st century. For a long time, Latin American countries were seen as subjects of cooperation and assistance,” Boric said during the forum “Chile-Germany: Strategic partners for global challenges.”

“But today we can proudly say that although help is always welcome, we are also proud to be partners at the same level,” defended the Chilean head of state.

The president of Chile thus alluded, among other things, to initiatives such as which your country hosts and thanks to which the German car manufacturer Porsche, part of the Volkswagen Group, currently produces synthetic fuels in Chilean territory.
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Boric recalled that Chile presented a green hydrogen action plan that is a State policy, not a Government policy, while highlighting the National Lithium Strategy, which involves private and public initiatives, and that the deadline is still open. to express interest from investors with the aim of developing projects to explore and exploit lithium deposits.

Chile, the second largest global producer of lithium, has 11% of the world’s reserves of this raw material.

The Chilean president, who traveled to Germany accompanied by the ministers of Energy, Economy, Science and Technology and Justice, as well as a parliamentary, academic, scientific and business delegation, witnessed this Tuesday the signing of an agreement between two Chilean and German state companies.

The National Copper Corporation of Chile (Codelco), the world’s main mine copper producer, signed an agreement with the German state company Wismut, dedicated to cleaning up areas affected by uranium mining.