Chile–Malaysia relations

Chile–Malaysia relations refers to foreign relations between Malaysia and Chile. Chile has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and Malaysia has an embassy in Santiago.
History
Relations between the two countries was established in 1979 with the embassy of Chile been opened in 1989.
Economic relations
The Chile–Malaysia relations is mainly based on trade. In 2009, the total trade between Chile and Malaysia is $336 million with the total Malaysian export to Chile were $16.8 million while the import with $148.7 million. Economic relations between the two countries are based on the South-South cooperation. Chile has developed a joint ventures in shipbuilding through ASMAR with a tanker and two tugboats were currently built in Kuching, Malaysia. While in the Malaysian side, a Malaysian car model of Proton has now been exported to Chile.
Malaysia's King visits Chile
On 19 April 2009, Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin and...