The Latest: Pence meets with Chilean president
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Latest on Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Latin America (all times local):
12:35 p.m.
Vice President Mike Pence is meeting with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet after arriving in the country.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Pence headed from the airport to La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, where the two exchanged greetings before private meetings.
They'll also be delivering a joint statement and having lunch together.
Pence is scheduled to meet with U.S. embassy staff and their families before delivering remarks at a dinner on advancing prosperity and economic growth in the hemisphere.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Pence is on a weeklong trip to Latin America that has included stops in Colombia and Argentina.
He'll head to Panama on Thursday.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}12:15 p.m.
Vice President Mike Pence's isn't expected to take questions from reporters after meeting with Chile's president — even though Pence's public schedule had listed a "joint press conference" with Michelle Bachelet (bah-cheh-LET').
Pence spokesman Jarrod Agen tells reporters traveling with Pence that the leaders had never intended to take questions, at the Chileans' request.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}That means Pence won't face more questions about President Donald Trump's response to violence between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. On Tuesday, Trump blamed "both sides" for the violence.
Pence is on a weeklong trip to Latin America to build ties with the region and speak out against the growing crisis in Venezuela.