At the 2005 APEC leaders' meeting, held in Korea, Chile and Thailand agreed to study the possibility of negotiating a free trade agreement. The two governments set up a joint feasibility study work group towards this end, which met for the first time in Bangkok, Thailand in February 2006. The second meeting was held in May 2006 in Santiago, Chile.

On 12 May 2010, the government of Thailand approved the draft of the negotiation framework of a free trade agreement with Chile. The first round of negotiations was held in Bangkok, on 08 april 2011. The second round took place in Santiago, Chile, from 23 to 25 May 2011. The third round of negotiations was held in Bangkok, in August 2011. The next round of negotiations is scheduled to take place at the end of the year.

Documents relating to the negotiations
29 August 2011	Bangkok, Thailand. Third round of negotiations
26 May 2011	Santiago, Chile. Second round of negotiations
11 April 2011	Bangkok, Thailand. First round of negotiations
12 May 2010	The Government of Thailand approves the negotiation framework of Chile- Thailand FTA
31 May 2006	II meeting of Joint Study Group on the feasibility of an FTA between Chile and Thailand
27-28 February 2006	First meeting of Joint Study Group on the feasibility of an FTA between Chile and Thailand
24 June 2005	Bangkok, Thailand. III meeting of the Chile-Thailand bilateral trade committee
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); National News Bureau of Thailand, Public Relations Department (NNT)

• Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON)
• National News Bureau of Thailand, Public Relations Department (NNT)