Presidents of Peru and Ecuador Hold Day-Long Binational Meeting

The Presidents of Peru and Ecuador, and their cabinet chiefs and ministers, are holding a full day of meetings today in the north coast city of Chiclayo, to discuss binational integration issues.  Members of Congress are also holding parallel meetings. President Ollanta Humala welcomed President Rafael Correa shortly after 9:30am February 29 at the Gran Hotel [...]

Humala, Correa promise to strengthen Peru-Ecuador relations

President-elect Ollanta Humala met with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Tuesday and promised to continue solidifying relations between the two Andean countries, state news agency Andina reported. “I think the bilateral relations are on the right path, but it is not enough,” said Humala, who will assume office on July 28. “We have to improve [...]

President Correa: Relations with Peru are “going extremely well”

President Rafael Correa of Ecuador finished an official visit to Peru on Thursday saying relations between the two Andean nations are as good as ever, state news agency Andina reported. “At the level of bilateral relations things are going extremely well, we are going through one of the best moments in the history of [our] [...]

Peru’s Garcia travels to Argentina for UNASUR Summit, Uribe expected to come under fire for military base deal

Peru President Alan García – the only South American leader to have expressed support for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s U.S. military base deal – left early Thursday to attend an extraordinary Union of South American Nations, or UNASUR, Summit in Argentina.

President García travels to Ecuador for UNASUR Summit

Peru President Alan García left early today, August 10, for Quito to attend the Union of South American Nations Summit, UNASUR, and also the swearing in of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa for another term of office under Ecuador’s new constitution. When the UNASUR’s founding treaty was signed May 23, 2008, in Brasilia, Chilean President Michelle [...]

Peru’s García urges Ecuador and Bolivia to hop aboard EU free trade talks or risk missing the train

President Alan García set speedy passage of a free trade pact and overcoming a quarrel within the Andean bloc about the rhythm of negotiations with Europe on Thursday as he inaugurated the EU-Latin American summit. “It is necessary to accelerate the signing of a free trade agreement between the Andean Community of Nations and the [...]