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Living in Peru
Israel J. Ruiz

The final draft of the free trade deal between Peru and Canada is to be signed on May 31.

The pact, which is aimed at boosting trade and investments between the two nations, will be signed during a meeting held between foreign trade ministers, announced today Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade.

The meeting is to take place in Arequipa and will be a part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, an annual summit which fosters trade and investment between Pacific Rim countries.

After Peru and Canada came to an agreement, trade negotiations between the two countries officially came to an end in Davos, Switzerland on January 26 when the Canadian and Peruvian Ministers of Foreign Trade signed documents that concluded the discussion stage.

Due to the trade pact's complexity, it must now be legally revised.

It was reported that the legal revision of the document would take place in Washington D.C. from April 7 - 12. International representatives are to be present at the meeting.