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Peru's Deputy FA Min meets with IAEA Director-General

Photo: Dean Calma/IAEA

Photo: Dean Calma/IAEA

09:35 | Vienna (Austria), Jun. 1.

Concluding the meetings with international organizations based in Vienna, Peruvian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Ignacio Higueras met with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Mariano Grossi last Wednesday.

Within this framework, the Peruvian diplomat highlighted the importance of cooperation programs towards the South American country.

Deputy Minister Higueras formalized Peru's interest in participating in the Rays of Hope Program so as to strengthen national capacities for: the fight against cancer, radiotherapy infrastructure, professional training, and medical care enhancement.

IAEA cooperation programs generate concrete benefits in favor of Peru's population, in various areas such as cancer treatment, food security, water resources management, climate change effects assessment, among others.

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Published: 6/1/2023