Santo Domingo.- The Dominican president, Luis Abinaderrevealed that he spoke this Tuesday with the Chilean president-elect, José Antonio Kastwhom he congratulated on his victory and with whom he agreed to “strengthen” cooperation and dialogue between both countries.
«Today I spoke by telephone with the elected president of Chile, José Antonio Kast«said the ruler in his X account.
The far-right Kast won Chile’s presidential elections in December, defeating the leftist Jeannette Jara by a wide margin.
“I congratulated him on his victory and we reaffirmed our will to strengthen cooperation and dialogue between Chile and the Dominican Republic for the benefit of our people,” Abinader said.
Kast, who campaigned in favor of the continuity of General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) in the 1988 plebiscite, is the first Pinochet supporter to reach the Presidency.
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The trade balance markedly favors the South American country, since, according to official data, Chile exported 16.3 million dollars to the Dominican Republic and only imported 375,000 dollars from that nation in 2025.
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