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New patrol vehicles to arrive on May 9th to guarantee safety for EU-LAC Summit

(LIP-do) -- The minister of Interior, Luis Alva Castro, announced today that the first patrol vehicles from a fleet of one thousand cars purchased by Peru’s Police Force through an international public bid will arrive on May 9th. “The new patrol vehicles will start to arrive on May 9th. We have trained staff to use these vehicles and will provide us more safety”, he said. Alva Castro assured that the safety measures for the V Summit of Heads of State of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean (EU-LAC) are now guaranteed. Furthermore, he explained that several government officials have traveled abroad in the last two years to evaluate how the different presidential summits have been carried out and gained experience to guarantee the safety of the guests.

Lima school directors and mayors to be trained on EU-LAC Summit

(LIP-do) -- The directors and mayors of the Lima schools will be trained, from April 23 to 30, on the significance of the International Summits which will take place this year in Peru, focusing in the V Summit of Heads of State and Government of the European Union, Latin America, and the Caribbean (EU-LAC) to be held in May. According to the activities scheduled in the educational area, school directors who belong to the Local Education Management Unit l - UGEL N 3, which includes Cercado de Lima and others districts such as Lince, Breña, Pueblo Libre, Magdalena, Jesús María, La Victoria, San Miguel and San Isidro, will be trained today. Ugel Nº 3 Director, Cornelio Gonzáles Torres stated that in this training –in charge of expositors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs- will participate 300 directors and topics will be not only related to the nature and importance of EU-LAC for Peru but also to the active participation of the population, particularly the school community, in order to receive the distinguished visitors in the framework of a civic feast. He also added that they are preparing allegorical floats, a gastronomic festival with typical dishes of the 60 countries which constitute the EU-LAC Summit and a concert with representative music of each country.


Peru to organize 6th Secure Trade in the APEC Region Conference in August

(LIP-do) -- Peru will organize in August the Sixth Secure Trade in the APEC Region (STAR VI)Conference, which will have a temporary character in the framework of the meetings of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) that will be held in Peru this year. Topics at the STAR Conference have focused on policies and procedures to enhance security and efficiency in the APEC region's seaports, airports and other access points, including port and airport security, shipping container security, coastal patrol, capacity building, financial assistance, and private sector initiatives.The STAR initiative is also fostering coordination between public and private entities that it is highly necessary to counteract terrorist threats through the supply chain. To continue reading this article, click here.

News Source: Andina