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President Pratibha Patil reaches Chile
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SPECIALCORRESPONDENT on 21 April, 2008 03:55:00
 
Santiago: After completing her successful tour of Brazil and Mexico, President
Pratibha Patil, on her third and final leg of visit to Latin American countries
reached Chile?s Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, Santiago on aboard
Air India?s special aircraft late on sunday .
At the airport, Indian ambassador at Santiago Susmita G Thomas received
President, even as Indian children standing in a row offered flowers and greeted
her. During her three-day visit in Chile, India would be signing four agreements
with Chile, including one on air services links, science, sports and Antarctica.
President Pratibha will also have summit talks with her counterpart Veronica
Michelle Bachelet Jeria today. University of Chile will confer an honorary
degree on her.
Besides having talks with the leader of the Senate and the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Chile, the President will also address the Indo-Chilean Chamber
of Commerce.
Talking to media, Nalin Suri, Secretary (West), said that relations between
India and Chile have gained a new momentum after the visit of Chile President
Ricardo Lagos to New Delhi in January 2005.