Peru: President Sagasti, Canada's PM discuss COVID-19 pandemic

Photo: ANDINA/Presidency of the Republic

17:00 | Lima, Mar. 5.

The President of the Republic of Peru Francisco Sagasti held a phone conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday.

Both leaders talked about the close bilateral ties uniting the two nations.

Within this framework, the Peruvian Head of State thanked Canada for the long-standing cooperation programs, especially during the fight against the pandemic.

"I expressed to him the importance of cooperation programs in key areas such as health, education, as well as in science and technology for the development of our country," Mr. Sagasti recalled via Twitter.

Lastly, the two top officials agreed on the need to "deepen our joint and multilateral efforts aimed at facing the political, economic, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, as well as addressing the impact of Venezuelan migration in Peru."

Hoy conversé con el Primer Ministro de Canadá, @JustinTrudeau sobre los estrechos vínculos bilaterales y agradecí por lo programas de cooperación de larga data, especialmente durante la lucha contra la pandemia del Covid-19 (1/3) pic.twitter.com/7rReIQXhNH
— Francisco Sagasti (@FSagasti) March 5, 2021

Le manifesté la importancia que tienen para el desarrollo de nuestro país los programas de cooperación en áreas claves como la salud, educación, y ciencia y tecnología (2/3)
— Francisco Sagasti (@FSagasti) March 5, 2021

Coincidimos en la necesidad de profundizar nuestros esfuerzos conjuntos y multilaterales para enfrentar la crisis política, económica y humanitaria de Venezuela, y para atender el impacto de la migración venezolana en el Perú (3/3)
— Francisco Sagasti (@FSagasti) March 5, 2021

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Publicado: 5/3/2021