on Thursday affirmed that Peru intends to maintain excellent relations with the United States, adding that he is confident cooperation with the North American country will be strengthened during the current administration of
In a virtual event organized by the Wilson Center in Washington D.C., the President stressed that the South American nation seeks to strengthen bilateral relations on issues that have already been worked on, such as economic affairs, as well as the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime.
"I am sure that the good relations we have always had with the United States will continue, and that they will be strengthened with
President Biden. We are going to find new ways to strengthen our cooperation in a way that is beneficial for both of us," he highlighted.
"The glaciers are melting, but we have more water on the other side of the Andes, in the Amazon River. How can we use that water in a more rational way? For this, we need technical assistance from the United States," he expressed.
"We really want to invest in science, technology, innovation, and higher education. We have a huge deficit in the number of PhDs and high-level researchers, and we need to train them very fast," he added.
In this sense, the statesman indicated that his government is committed to fighting deforestation in the country, but —to solve this problem— cooperation is also necessary to stop drug trafficking.