Obama Cites Chilean Growth in Meeting With Pinera on Trade

U.S. President Barack Obama and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera renewed their push for a trans-Pacific trade agreement at a White House meeting that also touched on education and renewable energy.

Chile is “fully committed” to negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership and creating the world’s largest free-trade zone, Pinera said. Close economic ties with the U.S. benefit Chile. “We are very optimistic that the U.S. economy’s picking up,” he said, calling it good “for the whole world.”