Key Facts

—The visit. Chile’s president made his first official trip to Montevideo this week, meeting Uruguay’s leader on Wednesday.

—The pitch. He urged Uruguay to join a planned road corridor linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts for Asian trade.

—The deal. Uruguay agreed to join Chile’s Santiago Accord against organized crime, and the two signed diplomacy and digital-signature pacts.

—The pact. He also backed Uruguay’s bid to enter the CPTPP, a large Asia-Pacific free-trade agreement.