Minister of Foreign Relations Jose Antonio Garcia belaunde of Peru
LIMA (Kyodo) Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said Tuesday the country is hoping to achieve a bilateral free-trade agreement with Japan by 2011.
Garcia Belaunde expressed hope that a bilateral investment pact, which the leaders of the two nations are expected to sign soon, will boost investment from Japan, they said.
Garcia Belaunde said that Peru already possesses museums that meet international standards for preserving the pieces.
Peru Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde has invited US.
yahooBuzzArticleSummary = "Lima - Peru has invited US president-elect Barack Obama to the 16th meeting of APEC heads of state in Lima this month, Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said Thursday.
Lima - Peru has invited US president-elect Barack Obama to the 16th meeting of APEC heads of state in Lima this month, Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said Thursday.
Garcia Belaunde said Peru would also like to host Obama at some point during his presidency.
Garcia Belaunde said that promoting trade with the Pacific Rim was crucial for Peru and that President Garcia had instructed him to start working on a trade agreement with all Latinamerican countries with Pacific coast, from Chile to Mexico.
Peru will boost bilateral relations with Russia with the aim of promoting greater trade and investment between the two countries, Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said Friday.
LIMA, Nov 21 (Xinhua) -- Peru will boost bilateral relations with Russia with the aim of promoting greater trade and investment between the two countries, Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said Friday.
During a summons before the Peruvian Senate Defense Committee, Peruôs Foreign Affairs minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said one of the articles of the controversial treaty contemplates such a situation since: "both sides sponsor the mutual participation of Armed Forces officers in timely national events.
Garcia Belaunde was also asked if the treaty "means Chavez is looking to keeping its influence over Bolivia to ensure Venezuelaôs interest in the countryôs large natural gas reserves in Tarija?, to which he replied "evidently; currently PDVSA (Venezuelaôs government owned petroleum company) has an operational station and has Boliviaôs gas under its control.
Garcia Belaunde said it has been a long established practice that "our countries have defense and security policies ?but when a country modifies the strategy, the appropriation of resources, it becomes a motive of concern.
Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde says Peru and Japan will sign the accord this week when Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso arrives in Lima for the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit, which will bring together leaders from 21 Pacific Rim nations.
Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde was named foreign minister.