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Peru's Foreign Affairs Min holds bilateral cooperation meeting with U.S. State Secretary

Photo: ANDINA/Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru

Photo: ANDINA/Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru

00:04 | Washington, D.C. (U.S.), Mar. 15.

Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Javier Gonzalez-Olaechea, joined by Ambassador Alfredo Ferrero, held a fruitful meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, in Washington, D.C., in which they agreed to deepen the strategic partnership between Peru and the United States by strengthening dialogue, coordination, and bilateral cooperation.

At the meeting, held on Thursday, they addressed the main topics of the common agenda, highlighting the High Level Political Dialogue mechanism in May, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum summit to be held in Lima this year, as well as topics of regional and international interest.

Both authorities stressed the challenges faced by the region and assessed the priorities for action to strengthen cooperation in the fight against transnational organized crime, as well as the importance of greater investment for the economic growth.

Moreover, the meeting included a ceremony in which the United States returned to Peru a document dating to the 16th century, which describes a contract that created the very first theatrical company in the Americas, in Lima, Peru.

The six-page manuscript is a contract for the creation of the very first theater troupe in the Americas and dates from June 28, 1599.

For a long time, it was in a private collection, and then, voluntarily, its holder transferred it to the FBI, which handed it to the Rosenbach Museum, to be now returned to Peru.

For his part, Minister Gonzalez-Olaechea reaffirmed Peru's commitment to continue strengthening the collaborative work with the United States to combat the illegal trafficking of cultural heritage.

He also thanked the U.S. Department of State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Department of Justice for the efforts that went into returning the valuable manuscript to Peru.

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Publicado: 15/3/2024