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25 European delegations confirmed attendance at EU-LAC Summit

(LIP-do) -- About 25 European delegations and almost all Latin American presidents have confirmed their attendance to the V European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean (EU-LAC) Summit to be held in Lima from May 13 to 16, Peruvian vice chancellor Gonzalo Gutierrez reported today. According to the diplomatic, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, France, Portugal, Czech Republic and Romania will be represented by their Heads of State or Government. The said only Ireland's attendance and representation haven’t been confirmed yet. The ambassador confirmed today that the French president and the British prime minister Gordon Brown won't be present at Lima summit but these countries will have a representative. To continue reading this article click here.


Tourism Police starts campaign to guide tourists during EU-LAC and APEC summits

(LIP-do) -- The Directorate of Tourism and Ecology of Peru’s National Police (PNP) started a campaign to guide and help foreign tourists on the occasion of the V EU-LAC Summit and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) to be held in Lima this year. PNP Colonel César Fourment stated that this campaign, launched with the presence of “Turística” and “Turístico” dolls, aims to inform all Peruvians – through the distribution of informative leaflets - about these summits and their importance for Peru. “We have 20,000 leaflets to distribute”, said Fourment after stating that this campaign will be done in Lima’s Main Square and San Martín Square, as well as in Limean districts such as Miraflores and San Isidro. Furthermore, he said that they will also distribute guidance leaflets in Peru’s National Museum and National Library and requested the people of Peru to treat the tourist in the best possible way to keep the image of Peru as a tourist place. The PNP is coordinating with several embassies to inform foreign tourists to visit PNP’s website before coming to Peru, he added. Peruvian Police recommends foreign tourists to change currency in authorized currency exchange dealers, watch their belongings, be careful while shopping, and take yellow cabs.


Peru expects to strengthen relation with Chile during EU-LAC Summit

(LIP-do) -- The minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Mercedes Aráoz said she expects Peru and Chile can strengthen their bilateral relation during the V EU-LAC Summit and added that both countries may become strategic partners to place more products in the Asian market, in the framework of the APEC Forum. “We want to improve our bilateral relation with Chile and also to soothe the tensions in topics that may be treated in a separate way”, she stated to Andina. Aráoz said that two meetings held last year in Lima and Santiago aimed to create a joint promotion plan in products in which these countries do not compete. “We had an exchange of possibilities such as having an agenda since the productive capacities of both countries are limited and may generate a productive scale. We have planned to create a joint promotion plan in products in which there is no competition between both countries”, she explained.


News Source: Andina