Havana, September 2 (RHC) -– Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz is heading a large business and official mission in Cuba in a bid to strengthen bilateral links and explore new trade opportunities.

The visit by the Chilean delegation to Cuba, which will last until Saturday, includes government authorities and representatives of 35 business organizations.

This mission and a previous one in November 2014 by 15 Chilean companies demonstrates an increasing interest by the Chilean private sector in the new trade and investment opportunities offered by Cuba to attract foreign capital.

The agenda of Chile's foreign minister and his delegation includes bilateral business rounds, a meeting to assess the opportunities offered by the Economic Bilateral Accord, signed in 2012 by the two countries to encourage commercial exchange, among other activities.

Trade exchange between Chile and Cuba reached 42 million dollars in 2014, out of which $36 million was in Chilean exports to Cuba.