President Martin Vizcarra on Monday affirmed Spain is one of Peru's leading strategic partners, during his
"We share values that guide our internal and external actions: defense and democracy consolidation, the full validity of the rule of law, the independence of powers, the respect for human rights, as well as the fight against corruption," the Head of State emphasized.
Furthermore, the European country is Peru's top direct foreign investor in key sectors such as energy, communications, transport, finance, and services.
The Spain-Peru strategic partnership also covers diverse sectors such as culture, science, technology, innovation, and development cooperation.
In this sense, Peru is the principal recipient of Spanish collaboration in South America.
Bicentennial
On the other hand, the Head of State hailed the historical bonds between the two countries.
In this sense, the starting point will be the Inca country's participation in ARCOmadrid 2019 art fair —as the guest country of honor.
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