Peru: President visits Andean Community headquarters

Photo: ANDINA/Presidency of the Republic of Peru

16:00 | Lima, Aug. 26.

The President of the Republic Pedro Castillo on Friday toured the Andean Community (CAN) facilities —prior to the XXII Andean Presidential Council to be held on August 29.

At the event, Peru will assume the Pro-Tempore Presidency of this bloc.

Today, the Head of State was accompanied by CAN Secretary-General Jorge Hernando Pedraza and Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Miguel Angel Rodriguez Mackay.

On Monday, Ecuador will give an account of the integration process across this region and transfer the Pro-Tempore Presidency to Peru.

The upcoming event will also see the presence of the Presidents of Bolivia Luis Arce; Colombia Gustavo Petro; and Ecuador Guillermo Lasso.

It will take place during the XXII Andean Presidential Council to be held at the CAN General Secretariat headquarters in the Peruvian capital, Lima.

Created in 1969, the CAN is an integration mechanism made up of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

El presidente @PedroCastilloTe recorrió las instalaciones de la Comunidad Andina de Naciones (CAN), previo al XXII Consejo Presidencial Andino que se realizará este lunes 29 de agosto, donde el Perú asumirá la Presidencia Pro Tempore de la @ComunidadAndina . pic.twitter.com/Ve5EqHRYp4
— Presidencia del Perú ???? (@presidenciaperu) August 26, 2022