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Chancellor Angela Merkel at the EU-ECLAC summit in Chile

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Angela Merkel on the red carpet; in the background the government aircraft (show image)

Santiago de Chile, 26.01.13: Chancellor Angela Merkel landed at the Arturo Merino Benítez Airport where she was met by a guard of honour of the Chilean army.

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One of the soldiers in the Chilean guard of honour (show image)

One of the soldiers in the Chilean guard of honour watches ...

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Chancellor Angela Merkel adjusts the wreath. (show image)

... as the Chancellor lays a wreath at the memorial to the Chilean national hero Bernardo O'Higgins.

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Angela Merkel is greeted with a hug by Sebastián Piñera Echenique. (show image)

At the presidential palace 'La Moneda' Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Echenique welcomed Angela Merkel for bilateral talks.

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Angela Merkel and Sebastián Piñera Echenique listen to the two national anthems. (show image)

Their agenda was wide-ranging, covering business, energy and the environment, culture, and science and research.

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Angela Merkel and Sebastián Piñera Echenique exchange documents. (show image)

Afterwards an agreement on the extractive sector and a political declaration of intent regarding cooperation in the mining and extractive sector were signed.

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Angela Merkel and President Sebastián Piñera Echenique in front of flags (show image)

The Chancellor bids the President farewell before attending the European-Latin American Economic Forum.

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Angela Merkel talks to the Mexican President. (show image)

At the summit she met Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.

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Angela Merkel at the lectern (show image)

She spoke to the representatives of the business community on economic-policy issues.

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Angela Merkel talks to Dilma Rousseff. (show image)

Later Angela Merkel met Brazil's President Dilma Vana Rousseff for bilateral talks.

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Chile's President welcomes the Chancellor in front of the summit logo. (show image)

In the afternoon Chile's President welcomed the Chancellor to the seventh EU summit with the states of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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A view of the summit participants (show image)

The most important topic on the agenda of the summit was sustainable development. It also looked at growth and equality of opportunity.

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Family photo (show image)

The German government and the EU would like to use the summit to further step up investment in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Angela Merkel talks to her opposite numbers as the family photo is set up. (show image)

Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to her Latin American opposite numbers.

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A rider with the Chilean flag in front of a large stand of spectators (show image)

The first day of the summit wound up with a riding display at a country club.

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Angela Merkel talks to Raúl Castro. (show image)

On the sidelines of the show, the Chancellor spoke to the President of Cuba's Council of State, Raúl Castro.

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Angela Merkel speaks to Juan Manuel Santos. (show image)

27.01.13: On the second day of the summit, bilateral talks were held. The Chancellor is shown here with Columbian President Juan Manuel Santos.

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Steffen Seibert (with briefcase) talks to journalists. (show image)

Federal Government Spokesman Steffen Seibert reports on the talks to the German journalists accompanying the Chancellor.

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Angela Merkel inspects the guard of honour. (show image)

In the afternoon a guard of honour bids the Chancellor farewell at the airport with military honours, as she prepares to fly back to Berlin.

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