Chile and Bolivia sign five agreements as Kast visits La Paz

28 October 2026

President Jose Antonio Kast of Chile and President Rodrigo Paz of Bolivia signed five agreements in La Paz. The first is the modernisation of ACE-22, the trade agreement between the two countries, to be negotiated in two phases beginning with trade facilitation, rules of origin and investment promotion. The second covers a bi-oceanic fibre-optic corridor starting in Arica y Parinacota and running through the Visviri and Charana border crossings, still at the study stage. The third is on mining cooperation - exploration, geology, critical minerals and technology exchange. The fourth is an energy declaration setting a framework to study a possible electricity interconnection, without creating one yet. The fifth is a Joint Presidential Declaration listing shared priorities such as economic integration, connectivity and consular and migration cooperation, and backing a reversal of the Sica Sica-Arica oil pipeline.