Chancellor said Argentine decree on the Strait of Magellan has been ready for Milei's signature since March

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Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna reported that the text to repeal the Argentine decree on the joint administration of the Strait of Magellan has been ready for President Javier Milei's signature since March. He dismissed the idea that this situation is a reaction to recent statements by an Argentine military official. Pérez Mackenna detailed that the commitment was confirmed during his visit to Argentina in March, and that Chile has repeatedly reminded its counterpart of the pending matter. He assured that the management has been carried out directly with the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and that there is no intention for the delay to be seen as a provocation.