Former Ombudsman Appointed as Peru Representative to OAS

Peru’s former ombudsman, Walter Alban, has been appointed to be the country’s permanent representative to the Washington D.C.-based Organization of the American States, OAS. Alban was Peru’s acting ombudsman, known as the Defensor del Pueblo, from 2000 to 2005, during the administration of ex-President Alejandro Toledo. He was succeeded by Beatriz Merino in 2005. In 2008, [...]

Clinton meets with Garcia, applauds Peru’s “growing economic inclusion”

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton applauded Peru’s growing economic inclusion and reduction of poverty following a meeting with President Alan Garcia on Monday at the 40th general assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Lima, state news agency Andina reported. Clinton said the U.S. and Peru are working on a variety of [...]

OAS head calls on greater international cooperation to combat corruption

The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, called on greater international cooperation to fight corruption, state news agency Andina reported. “Extradition, combating money laundering, the recovery of assets, and denying entry to corrupt civil servants and those that corrupt, are actions that we should adopt,” said Insulza. Insulza made [...]

Peru requests extension on deadline to remove land mines

Peru is filing a request to the international Mine Ban Treaty, or Ottawa Convention, to extend to 2012 its deadline to remove anti-personal land mines within Peruvian territory. The current deadline is 2009. Gonzalo Gutiérrez, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, told Andina news agency that a lack of infrastructure and a limited budget have slowed down [...]