New Delhi, April 1 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) held a special briefing on Tuesday on the sidelines of the visit of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font to India and noted key areas of collaboration between the two countries. The briefing highlighted the two countries aiming to strengthen partnership in critical minerals sector, and research on Antarctica amongst other areas.

The briefing was chaired by MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, Secretary (East) P Kumaram, Ambassador in Chile, Abhilasha Joshi and Praphullachandra Sharma, Joint Secretary (Latin America and Caribbean).

Speaking on the area of partnership in critical minerals, P Kumaram highlighted that "24 per cent of Copper of the world output is out of Chile, and 30...