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Bachelet confirms attendance at V EU-LAC summit in Lima

(LIP-do) -- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet will visit Peru to attend the V Summit of Heads of State of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean (EU-LAC) in May, said the Chilean ambassador to Peru, Cristián Barros. He said that a delegation of the Chilean government will arrive in Lima next week to determine what topics will be on Bachelet's agenda at the summit.  President Bachelet will visit Peru a month after Peruvian and Chilean agents met at the International Court of Justice at the Hague to fix the schedule for the maritime border dispute between both countries. Ambassador Barros said he does not know if Bachelet's agenda includes a bilateral meeting with her Peruvian counterpart Alan García Pérez. Chilean ambassador added that bilateral meetings will be determined in the next days.


Fisheries Training Center in Paita to train 500 Peruvians to work in Spain

(LIP-do) -- The Fisheries Training Center in Paita (CEP-Paita), located in the department of Piura, will help 500 Peruvian fishermen to upgrade their skills so they can work in Spain upon special request from sector-related companies, said today the Peruvian vice minister of Fisheries, Alfonso Miranda. He said that through an agreement with Spain’s cluster of shipowners, Peruvian personnel will be trained in the CEP-Paita. The process will start this year, and then the trained staff will travel progressively to the European country. “There is a strong demand and recognition for the great skills of the Peruvian artisanal fisherman”, he said. He also explained that the most important of the agreement is the recognition of the CEP-Paita as a qualified center to respond to the demanding European labor market, especially the Spanish one. Miranda mentioned that CEP-Paita has already trained 45000 fishermen in different areas such as artisanal fishing training for mariners, fishing net assembling, motorists, among other ones. The CEP-Paita has trained fishermen from different countries of the region, among them are Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia.


Over 1500 journalists to cover V EU-LAC summit 2008

(LIP-do) -- More than 1500 local and foreign journalists will cover the Summit of Heads of State and Government of EU-LAC from the International Press Center (IPC) which will be installed at Lima's National Library. The International Press Center has rooms designed for holding conference, two exposition terraces where Peruvian products will be offered (by Promperu), Tourism and Bank agencies, among other facilities. In this respect, Lima's National Library, located in the quiet district of San Borja, will remain closed from April 20 to May 20.


News Source: Andina