Q&A Ambassador Patricio Torres (Chile)<Covid-19 related questions>
Question1 - How do you see the situation of Covid-19 in Chile?
How about its impact to the representative industrial
sectors in Chile and the social life of the citizens?

Answer1 : Thanks to a very successful vaccination campaign as wellas other preventive measures, new cases of Covid-19 in Chile havegreatly diminished. The positivity rate, as of August 11, is 1.7% andwe have already begun in August to provide a third dose of antiCovid-19 vaccine to Chileans older than 55 years.
The impact on the economy was substantial in the year 2020, but therecovery is already underway this year with a probable increase in
GDP of 7.5%.

Question2 - How rapid do you think the recovery of economy in
Chile compared to the other Latin American countries?
And, what will be the key for the recovery?

Answer2 : As said, Chile will keep recovering its economy during
20021 and 2022. Key to this recovery has been an enormous fiscal
effort to support industry, employment and competitivity, with anemphasis in small and medium sized businesses. Trade andinvestment play a key role in this recovery. Chilean external trade has
shown a strong increase in the first 7 months of this year.

Question3 - What wll be the promising fields of business amid andpost Covid-19 especially brought by Covid-19?

Answer3 : The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted in all areas of oureconomy, but I would like to highlight the emergence of sustainability
as a cross cutting concept as we recover from the crisis.

Chile has changed its energy matrix in a radical way during the lastten years. Energy produced by non-traditional renewable sources ofenergy now account for 25% of total energy produced by Chile. If weadd hydro projects, this number increases to over 40%. Thistransformation is now experienced by all sectors in our economy,
including mining, agro business and industry in general This radical
change towards clean energy sources will also support theemergence of Chile as top producer and exporter of green hydrogento the world.

<General Questions>
Question4 - Your evaluation about the result of the election ofConstitutional Convention, and what impact will it giveto the upcoming General Elections in November?

Answer4 : The result of the election of a Constitutional Assembly inChile, showed strong support by the people to the drafting of a newConstitution for Chile. The Constitutional Assembly is alreadydischarging its mandate.
The Assembly is entrusted only with the drafting of a new Constitution,
so the Presidential and Parliamentary election which will take placeon November 21, 2021 is a separate process.

Question5 - China is the No.1 trade partner of Chile. What impact doyou see as a result of the current confrontation between USAand China in terms of the relations between Chile and China?

Answer5 : Chile enjoys a thriving economic relationship with both
China and the United States. They are our first and second trading
partners. It is important to avoid disruption in the global economic field
as a result of bilateral disagreements between nations. Dialogue andeffective multilateralism are important to promote.

Chile is also expanding its markets and diversifying its trade in goods
and services in order to minimize the impact of these kind ofsituations.
Question6 - What changes do you expect in respect to the relationsbetween Chile and USA under the Biden’s administration?

Answer6 : We expect to deepen the close relationship we enjoy with
the United States, which is our second trade partner and an importantinvestor in Chile. We share principles and values with the UnitedStates, as we do also with Japan, and they provide a solid base formutual understanding and friendship.

Question 7 - Your suggestion to Japan as to how to further promote
the relations between Chile and Japan from the viewpoint of
the Amabssador of Chile en EU

Answer7 : My experience as Ambassador of Chile to the EuropeanUnion, these last two years, has been very enriching. The current
negotiations between Chile and the European Union to modernize ourbilateral Association Agreement are a priority for us in Brussels, as
we advance to their conclusion.
I believe it is fundamental to keep bilateral agreements updated andto continuosly discuss new areas of coordination and cooperation inorder to create optimal conditions for trade and investment to grow.

Question8 - Your valued comment on the “Free and Open Indo-PacificVision” Japanese Government is promoting based on the“Rule-based International Order” which seems to be getting
the empathy from EU as well

Answer8 : A rule based international order is a necessary condition
for progress and peace. For a country like Chile, which is open to theworld, stable rules, multilateral dialogue and respect for internationallaw are essencial.