The Chilean foreign minister commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Orlando Letelier in the U.S.

On Monday in Washington, D.C., Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of former minister Orlando Letelier. Letelier was killed in a terrorist attack in the center of the U.S. capital.

The event marks half a century since the high-profile assassination, with subsequent coverage noting that the attack was orchestrated, underscoring the enduring historical and political significance of the event in both Chilean and international relations.