History
CHILE
The Embassy in Santiago was first established on 2 December 1991 by then Mr. Iskandar Sarudin at the level of Charge d' Affaires a.i. The following have since been appointed Ambassadors:
To date, Malaysia and Chile have signed 10 Agreements and 12 Memorandas of Understanding (MoUs) as follows:
Agreements
- Agreement on student exchange programme between University of Malaya and Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile (2013);
- Free Trade Agreement (13 November 2010);
- Air Services Agreement (14 April 2010);
- Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) (3 September 2004);
- Investment Guarantee Agreement (11 December 1992);
- Cultural Agreement (11 November 1992);
- Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation Agreement (21 June 1992);
- Bilateral Payment Agreement (21 June 1992);
- Agreement on Promotion and Protection of Investments and its Attached Protocol (1992); and
- Trade Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Chile and the Government of Malaysia (1991).
MoUs
- MoU on Scientific Cooperation between the Sultan Mizan Antarctic Research Foundation (YPASM) and the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) (January 2014);
- MoU between University Malaya and University Santo Tomas (2013);
- MoU between Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) and Catholic University of Concepcion (Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion - UCSC) (1 December 2008);
- MoU on Antarctic Cooperation between the Chilean Antarctic Institute and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (2007);
- MoU between University of Malaya and University of Santiago de Chile (USACH) – (26 June 2004);
- MoU between the Government of the Republic of Chile and the Government of Malaysia on Cooperation in Education in Diplomacy and International Relations – (2004);
- MoU between the National Customs Service of Chile and the Royal Malaysian Customs – (1995);
- MoU on Exchange of Information – (1994);
- MoU on Defence Cooperation between the Government ofof Chile and the Government of Malaysia – (26 November 1993);
- MoU on Cooperation in Trade Promotion between MATRADE and DIRECON (3 November 1993); and
- MoU on Air Transport (1992).
Chile is one of the recipient countries of the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) since 1991. To date, a total of 91 Chilean officials have undergone various short and long-term courses offered under the MTCP.
ECUADOR
Bilateral relations between Malaysia and the Republic of Ecuador remained warm and cordial. Ecuador established its Embassy in Kuala Lumpur in 1994. The Embassy of Malaysia in Santiago, Chile is now concurrently accredited to Ecuador. The former Ecuadorian Ambassador to Malaysia, Dr. Marco Tulio Cordero was appointed as the Honorary Consul of Malaysia in Quito on 23 March 2005 at the request of the then Ecuadorian Foreign Minister.
The visits by Malaysian luminaries to Ecuador were by YB. Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar, former Foreign Minister of Malaysia in 2003, followed with YABhg. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia in 2004, YB. Senator A. Kohilan Pillay, Deputy Foreign Minister of Malaysia in 2009 and a group of Malaysian Members of Parliament led by YB Senator Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang, President of the Senate in 2015.
Meanwhile, numbers of Ecuadorian dignitaries have also visited Malaysia namely H.E. Nina Pacari Vega, former Foreign Minister of Ecuador in 2003, H.E. Francisco Carrion Mena, former Faoreign Minister of Ecuador in May 2007, H.E. Dr. Marco Albuja, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Integration of Ecuador in January 2013 and H.E. Ricardo Patiño, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Euador in June 2013.
Malaysia and Ecuador share similar views on many international issues and continue to cooperate well together in the international fora. Apart from the United Nations, both countries are members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Group of 77 (G-77).