Chile–United Kingdom relations

It has been suggested that this article be merged into Foreign relations of the United Kingdom. (Discuss) Proposed since August 2009.

Chilean-British relations

Chile	United Kingdom

British–Chile relations are foreign relations between the United Kingdom and Chile.

The UK played an important role in Chile's history the British Admiral Lord Cochrane was the Chilean Navy's first commander who fought in the Chilean War of Independence and 5 Chilean Navy ships have been named in his honour. The Chilean Navy and the Royal Navy maintain a close relationship with 1 ex-British Type 22 frigate and 3 Type 23 frigates in Chilean service.

During the Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur) in 1982, with the still pending Beagle conflict, Chile and Colombia became the only Latin American countries to abstain from voting in the TIAR (as did also USA and Trinidad Tobago). Chile provided the UK with ‘limited, but significant information’ . The Chilean Connection is described in detail by Sir Lawrence Freedman in his book The Official History of the Falklands Campaign.

The United Kingdom has an embassy in Santiago and Honorary Consulates in Valparaiso, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Arica and Easter Island. Chile has an embassy in London.

• Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
• Foreign relations of Chile

• http://ukinchile.fco.gov.uk/en/