[1] In 1846, Chile and France established diplomatic relations after the signing of the "Treaty of Friendship, Trade and Navigation.

[6] In 1965, President Eduardo Frei Montalva became the first Chilean head-of-state to pay an official visit to France.

On 11 September 1973, Chile experienced a coup d'état when forces loyal to General Augusto Pinochet took over the government from President Salvador Allende.

[8] Soon after the coup, France severed diplomatic relations with Chile due to the government's human rights abuses.

[15] Chile's main exports to France include: Cooper; fruits and seeds; wood paste; fish and crustaceans; and wine.

France's main exports to Chile include: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machines and apparatus; automobiles and tractors; machinery and electrical material; pharmaceuticals; and chemical based products.