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Minister Araoz was Awarded the Golden Penguin for her work with Peruvian Exports

Yesterday the Civil Organization “Frio Aéreo” awarded Peruvian Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Mercedes Araoz the Golden Penguin award for her work with agricultural exports in Peru. The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) has dedicated much of its time and effort to the progress of this sector.

The Minister went on to state that this recognition was owed to all those belonging to the MINCETUR group who work very hard to ensure that agricultural exporters were successful.

Araoz also commented on the difficult nature of TLC negotiations with China at the moment. She stressed her desire for maters to conclude and for Peru to have access to the Chinese export market as soon as possible.

“We know that it is the agricultural exporters who have given us the necessary support in our commercial agenda, they have been there through out our TLC negotiations regarding trade facilitation, customs regulations and the improvement and reception of foreign investment”, she added. 

Araoz also informed that Peruvian Foreign Trade Vice Minister Eduardo Ferreyros held a teleconference with the Vice Minister of China to further negotiations regarding the TLC.

“We still do not have a clear answer, there has been an exchange of information and we expect that this will all be resolved by next week at the latest. We believe that our offensive initiative might take 5 to 6 years to come into play due to the fact that some sectors of agricultural productivity are still not developed enough to cater to massive demand”
 
The terms of the TLC have been decided by working alongside with the Peruvian agro industrial sector so as to make sure that they receive the most benefits from this experience.     

The ceremony was attended by last years Golden Penguin recipients. This event takes place every year recognizing those who do stand out work related to exporting Peruvian products.

Minister Araoz was very appreciative of the award and went on to congratulate Frío Aéreo for their excellent work representing 31 agriculture export companies which tend to 80% of Peruvian exports.    

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