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Exhibit shows Peru's biodiversity at U.S. Capitol

17:46 | Washington D.C. (U.S.), Dec. 7.

By Reynaldo Mallque

Joined by Ambassador Carlos Pareja, Peru's Vice-President Mercedes Araoz on Friday presided over the opening ceremony of an exhibit featuring native products at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

The exhibition is intended to show the greatness of Peru's biodiversity, its Government's commitments to sustainability, as well as the work with communities and private sector so as to place value on forests and protected areas.

Attended by about 500 people, the event included —in addition to an impressive photographic exhibition— a gastronomic display of products from 23 microclimates.

This activity was organized with the assistance of Peruvian biotrade entrepreneurs, the Chicago-based Field Museum, Amazon Conservation Association, U.S. Forest Service, USAID, among other U.S. agencies and organizations.

Araoz was especially grateful to Utah Congressman Chris Stewart, co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Peru, for the Legislative Branch's continuous support to strengthen bilateral cooperation programs, in this case, for the management and sustainability of both countries' ecosystems.

The event was organized —for the third consecutive year— by the Peruvian Embassy in Washington D.C. with the support of the Congressional Caucus on Peru —a high-level dialogue platform composed of members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Peruvian Vice-President has a tight work schedule in the U.S. capital city including meetings with high-ranking authorities like the U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno, and Congressman Chris Stewart.

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Publicado: 7/12/2018