The president of Peru, Dina Bolluarte, will be in the US from tomorrow, Wednesday until Saturday, November 4, to participate in the meetings of the so-called Partnership of States of the Americas for Economic Prosperity and the Inter-American Development Bank.
Peruvian President Dina Bolluarte said on Monday that she will discuss the fight against drug trafficking with her US counterpart Joe Biden when they meet on the sidelines of regional meetings in Washington.
Mrs. Boluarte will be in the USA from tomorrow, Wednesday 1st to Saturday 4th November, to participate in the meetings of the so-called Partnership of States of the Americas for Economic Prosperity and the Inter-American Development Bank.
She explained that she would discuss with her counterpart the “all-out fight against drug trafficking” and her government’s efforts to attract “bigger and better” foreign direct investment in statements to reporters.
Peru and Colombia remain the two countries that produce the largest quantities of coca leaves and cocaine in the world, according to the United Nations.
Ms Bolluarte’s trip, her fourth since she was sworn in as president in December 2022 after the Peruvian parliament voted to oust her leftist predecessor Pedro Castillo, of whom she was vice president, comes as Peru is mired in recession and economic crisis. attributed to the El Niño phenomenon, the decrease in investment and political and social conflicts.
Source :Skai
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