Indonesia and Chile Strengthen Cooperation on Critical Minerals and Healthcare

Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation across various strategic sectors, including critical mineral processing and healthcare, during a meeting in Jakarta on Monday. “We agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various strategic sectors, including critical minerals, science and technology, agriculture, and health,” Sugiono stated via the official social media account of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, both countries also highlighted the importance of encouraging the optimisation of business-to-business collaboration for the successful implementation of the Indonesia-Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IC-CEPA). Indonesia and Chile also used the meeting to reaffirm their commitment to supporting Global South solidarity in promoting a fair, inclusive, and sustainable world order. “This bilateral meeting also marks the 60-year journey of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Chile,” Sugiono said. According to the Ministry of Trade, Indonesia and Chile signed the IC-CEPA bilateral agreement on 14 December 2017 and began implementing the agreement on 10 August 2019. Meanwhile, a cooperation agreement in the services sector was signed on 21 November 2022. Indonesia only ratified the Protocol on Trade and Services under the IC-CEPA in early 2025. Under the IC-CEPA agreement, 6,704 Indonesian products receive a 0 percent import duty tariff into Chile, including agricultural, fishery, manufacturing, mining, and industrial products. Beyond these sectors, the agreement also covers cooperation in investment promotion and facilitation, science, research and development, small and medium enterprises, tourism, logistics, international transport, and information and communication technology. According to Ministry of Trade data, total bilateral trade between Indonesia and Chile in 2025 reached 535.51 million US dollars, an increase of 12.40 percent compared to the previous year. Indonesian products are also increasingly competitive in the Chilean market, particularly for automotive products, fertilisers, and footwear.