Havana, August 31 (RHC) -- Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz will head a large business delegation to Cuba from September 2nd to the 5th to explore new commercial opportunities and strengthen bilateral relations.

The mission, which will be made up of representatives of 35 Chilean companies, was coordinated by the ProChile exports promotion agency.

According to ProChile, the Chilean foreign minister will be accompanied by the General Director of International Economic Relations Andes Rebolledo and by the president of the Manufacturing Development Society, Herman von Mühlenbrock.

Representatives of 15 Chilean companies visited in November 2014, when they held nearly 50 business meetings. That year, Cuba-Chile trade balance reached 42 million dollars, with $36 million being Chilean exports.