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More police officers to provide security during EU-LAC days

(LIP-do) -- An extra 3000 police officers will be deployed around the city to provide security for arriving EU-LAC summit attendees. General director of Peru’s Police Force, Octavio Salazar, said these officers will strengthen patrolling and surveillance capacity during the days of the world summit. Salazar added that the same measure will be implemented during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to be held in Peru in November. Salazar mentioned that at least 400 police officers have received training abroad in the last two years. This training was made in countries that have held a world summit before such as Australia, Chile and the United States. Finally, Salazar highlighted that the police squad has incorporated a K-9 squad for these events. These dogs (German shepherds and rottweilers among others) have been trained to detect explosive devices.

Ecosystem approach to fisheries management to be proposed at APEC Summit

(LIP-do) -- The implementation of the ecosystem approach which promotes both conservation and the sustainable use of marine resources in an equitable way will be proposed at the 16th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Meeting to take place in Lima in November. This was announced by the head of the Peruvian Sea Institute (IMARPE), Hector Soldi. “We have held a technical meeting with all Pacific Basin countries to discuss the management of fisheries and marine resources and we have reached a number of agreements which will be presented at November's summit", said Soldi. He also mentioned that one of the agreements reached was to implement the ecosystem based approach to sea use management. The ecosystem approach seeks to integrate the management of land, water, and living resources to promote conservation and sustainable use.


Tourism Police ready to assist visitors during international summits

(LIP-do) -- Peru's Tourism Police Unit is ready to assist with an optimum service to the visitors during the APEC and EU-LAC international summits to be held this year in our country. The director of Tourism and Ecology of the Peruvian National Police (PNP), colonel César Fourment Paredes, said this department has currently over 100 police officers who do their best for accomplishing their mission of support, orientation, security, and protection for tourists and their belongings, as well as taking care of the historical, cultural, natural, and national tourist heritage. However, the colonel indicated that as far as new personnel come from police schools to be joined to the institution, the police body will increase progressively its staff to strengthen the work.


News Source: Andina