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Arequipa received 2 million dollars during meetings last month; cameras installed for November's meetings

(LIP-do) -- Luis Giampietri Rojas, President of the APEC 2008 High Level Extraordinary Commission (CEAN), informed the public that the APEC meetings held last month during the Businessoman's meeting in Arequipa generated 2 million dollars thanks to the investments in tourism, food consumption and lodging of the delegates. He mentioned that the same could be said thanks to the APEC Senior Officials Meeting II (SOM II), also held in Arequipa last month. These investments brought more business and jobs for Peruvians in the region, he stated.

Giampietri Rojas also stated that a Center of Operations is to be implemented for the November APEC meetings. This center would count with 50 security cameras which would monitor the hotels, routes of transport and respective venues for the APEC reunions.


Local authorities give details of APEC Education Ministerial Meeting

(LIP-do) -- Peruvian vice-minister of Institutional Management, Víctor Raúl Díaz Chávez and the organizing commission of the IV APEC Education Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) will today give details concerning this APEC ministerial meeting to be held in Lima form June 10 to 12. The goal of the APEC Education Ministerial Meeting is to better achieve 21st Century Competencies for All Students through benchmarking policies and practices among APEC members and providing research-based practices and online instructional tools. The venue for the 4th APEC Education Ministerial Meeting will be the Museo de la Nación (Peruvian National Museum).


News Source: Andina News and APEC Prensa