Feature
Issue No. 35 - June/July 2007
Well resourced friendship with Chile
Economic cooperation between SA and Chile is a step closer after Schubert MP Ivan Venning welcomed a high level Chilean trade delegation to South Australia at Parliament House.
Barossa Mayor Brian Hurn was also involved.
The delegation included the Chilean Ambassador, Hon. Sr Jose Luis Balmaceda; Mr Marcelo Salas, the Trade Commissioner of Chile; Mr Harris Gomez, the Chairman of the Australian Chile Chamber of Commerce; Mr John Soto, Executive Director ACM Ambassador; and Mr Eduardo Donoso, Vice President of the Australian Chile Chamber of Commerce.
Mr Venning said there had been regular communication since his visit to Chile earlier in 2006, with a group of Barossa business people visiting Chile.
“We had the Chilean Foreign Minister visiting with the Ambassador in November last year and we entertained them in the Barossa,” Mr Venning said. “In addition, a colleague and I traveled to Canberra and had an audience with the Ambassador.
“I believe t...






