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Isabel Guerra

Peru's Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister, Martín Pérez, flew to Santiago today along with a bussiness mission (representants of local companies) in order to to participate at a trade fair in Chile.

Companies going along Pérez belong to tourism, silversmithing, textile, gastronomy and agroindustry sectors.

Pérez got in an Air Force of Peru plane along 85 bussinessmen and 15 civilian employees to participate Wednesday and Thurday at the "Expo Peru" fair, where the Peruvian bussinessmen will present their exportable offer and investment possibilities.

Another group of bussinessmen will join the mission at Santiago to be part of an exhibition of 90 Peruvian companies related to tourism, agriculture and textiles, silver jewerlry and gastronomy.

The Foreign Trade Minister will have a meeting tomorrow with Chile's Minister of Economy, Hugo Lavados, as well as with Chancellor Mariano Fernández, to talk about investment and opportunities in the Peruvian market.

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Isabel Guerra

Rafael Correa called the meeting he had today with with Alan García “an unprecedented event in the world and the history of mankind"

"This meeting was extremely fruitful," said the Ecuadorian president, highlighting their commitment to continue working together as a nation. "Our people have lost much time in war," he said.

In turn, President Alan García declared too about this meeting held today in the northern city of Piura.

"It's never been any sustained work like this in the history of Latin American politics, and in world politics as well,” remarked the head of state.

"This an unprecedented experience in recent history. We are working in achieving eternal friendship,” said García. Garcia Perez also invited his counterpart to make an official visit to Peru

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Peru's President Alan García asked today his Ecuadorian counterpart, Rafael Correa, to lead the reduction in military purchases in the region, with the aim of designating these resources to fight against poverty.

He said this during the opening of the Binational Encounter Peru-Ecuador, which is currently taking place in Piura (Peru).

Garcia reiterated his proposals of disarmament in the region, the same ones he already presented in the last meeting of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) last August.

“I believe that History and God have put Ecuador and Peru, you and me, in the same place, to take the first step of this journey. We have nothing dividing us, nor parting us; right now we are together and with the same illusions for the future. So we could start giving an example, using all our resources to go to employment, justice and welfare of the poorest,” said García.

He emphasized during the last five years, countries in the region have spent US $ 23 billion purchasing armaments, and if the tendency continues, this could rise up to US $35 billion.

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The Chilean government is requesting France to make a public clarification the touristic map reportedly elaborated by the Geographic Institute of France (IGN), that coincides with Peru's proposal for the maritime borderlines with Chile.

The map was printed today in El Comercio (Lima) which maintains that it would back the Peruvian position on the lawsuit it has with Chile at The Hague International Court,

According to El Comercio, this line “establishes as the border where Peru is requesting to The Hague.” that is, to set the borderline from an equidistant line and not from a parallel one as Chile wants.

Chilean Minister Viera-Gallo told the media that his government gave instructions to Chile's ambassador in France, Pilar Armanet, “to demand a clarification regarding that map.”

The Peruvian thesis would add to its territory more than 35,000 km2 that have been under Chilean sovereignity up to now.

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Foreign trade and Tourism Minister Martín Pérez met with Brazilian bussinessmen and promoted tourist destinations and advantage of Perú.

In a meeting held in Sao Paulo with bussinessmen and Brazilian tourist promoters, Pérez explained actions taken by PromPerú, organization in charge of promotion and diffusion of Perú, and the scope of the new General Law of Tourism issued by Peruvian Government.

Pérez's agenda also included meetings with Brazilian representatives of the commercial and industrial sectors.

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Chilean Lawyer Cristian Espejo (UDI) said it is necesary to deport Peruvians staying illegally in Chile.

Espejo, a candidate to Congress for Santiago remarked that the measure should be tough on those who cannot regularize their legal immigration status.

The lawyer remarked that Peruvian immigration to Santiago has turned into a bad immigration; "I say this  very respectfully," he added.

The leader also remarked that Peruvian immigrants use social and health security systems that should be for Chilean workers.

The great number of ilegal Peruvian workers had provoked that many people cannot get necesary medical attention from the social services.

He demanded not to be misunderstood: "It is not about xenophobia, neither extreme nationalism, but talking with the true."

On Novembre 2007 Michelle Bachelet's government opened a regularization process for thousands of Peruvian workers at Chile.

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Uruguay hopes to start the talks and negotiations for setting a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Peru in 2010, which would come into effect from 2011, said Uruguay's Minister of Planning and Budget, Martin Dibarboure.

"Both countries have been approaching recently, and we have already signed a memorandum of understanding to advance on this path towards a trade agreement," he said.

He also added that both nations would negotiate a bilateral FTA under the framework of the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI), which would be an extension of the ECA No. 8, which was signed by the two countries in the 80's.

It is worth noting that Uruguay could not achieve the necessary parliamentary majority to sign an FTA with the US or any other countries.

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Peruvian President Alan García said today that the election of Rio de Janeiro as the 2016 Olympic Games venue: Rio's election is "a victory for Latin America."

President Garcia pointed that the flow of tourists coming to Brasil for the games would benefit Peru also.

Alan Garcia congratulated Brasil and says that Peru feels this moment "as its own, because is a triumph for Latin America as well."

Garcia is confident in Brasil's ability to organize the games and said that Peru should atract all tourists going for the Olympics, and make them interested in knowing our country.

"Justice is done towards the country of the future" he said, adding that Brasil itself is an olympc country due to its greatness, its people, and its nature attraction, like its beaches.

Garcia Perez made these statements at a reception at the Embassy of Brasil, where congressman Luis Gonzales Posada and General Secretary of the Presidence of Peru Luis Nava Guibert were condecorated.

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Peru's Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said that Bolivian President Evo Morales has no “moral authority” to criticize the government of Alan García.

Morales had criticized García  for having granted asylum to "criminals" wanted by Bolivian and Venezuelan justice.

"Morales has no authority to talk about such things, since he gives shelter and pays  wages to a terrorist," said Garcia Belaunde, referring to the case of Walter Chavez, accused of terrorism in Peru because of his ties with the Revolutionary Movement Tupac Amaru (MRTA), and who even became Evo Morales' adviser.

García Belaunde pointed out that the Morales regime rejected (in 2007) a Peruvian request to extradite Chávez, and that Lima accepted the verdict of Bolivian justice.

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Bolivia's President Evo Morales attacked again Alan García's government, and this time he said that "criminals" that used to flee to the US. now escape to Peru, according to La República.

Similarly, the Bolivian President held Alan García  responsible for turning Lima “into a refuge for criminals," as he said during a press conference at the Second Summit of South America-Africa (ANSA) in Venezuela.

Morales gave the declarations referring to the asylum and refugee status granted by Peru to three former Bolivian governmental ministers.

Meanwhile, Bolivia's Deputy Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez and Bolivia's ambassador to Peru Franz Solano will deliver today the documentation to request  the refugees' extradition.

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