Chile condemns US Visa revocations as diplomatic tensions rise: Video
Chile’s President Gabriel Boric has condemned the United States’ decision to revoke visas for three Chilean officials as an “arbitrary, unilateral and surprising” move, escalating diplomatic tensions between Santiago and Washington.
Speaking from Easter Island, Boric confirmed that Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren had summoned the US ambassador to seek formal explanations over the measure, which Washington justified by alleging the officials were involved in actions that compromised critical telecommunications infrastructure and undermined regional security. Chile’s Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Juan Carlos Muñoz, confirmed that his visa and those of his immediate family members had been cancelled. The decision is reportedly linked to Chile’s backing of the Chile–China Express submarine cable project, designed to connect Valparaíso directly with Hong Kong — an initiative viewed with geopolitical caution in the United States. Boric insisted Chile will defend its sovereign decisions and rejected what he described as external impositions.
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