Peru, Russia Launch
Economic, Political
Partnership
LIMA - Peru and Russia
have launched a
partnership aimed at
strengthening economic
and political ties,
Peru's Foreign Ministry
said in a communique
Tuesday.
The agreement was signed
back in November 2006,
during the 14th summit
of the Asia Pacific
Economic Cooperation
Forum (APEC).
Under the agreement,
Russia pledges to help
Peru make advances in
agriculture, health,
nuclear energy, IT, the
environment, and the
sustainable use of
natural resources.
The two sides also
agreed to intensify
exchanges between
legislative, executive
and judicial organs, and
work together to combat
terrorism and the
trafficking of weapons
and drugs.
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