Members of the Peruvian Diplomatic Service and diplomatic corps accredited to the country came together to celebrate the opening of a pictorial, documentary exhibition held on the sideline of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Romania.
The display, which runs until October 20 at the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s headquarters in Lima, Peru, features many original historical documents such as the September 30, 1939 telegram, in which the Peruvian government reported Romania on the designation of diplomat Joseph Gambetta as the country’s first Charge d'Affaires to Bucharest.
Present at the Saturday opening ceremony were the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Peru and Romania, Gonzalo Gutiérrez and Titus Corlatean, respectively. While in there, they expressed their satisfaction with high-level bilateral relations achieved in recent years.
On the other hand, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of the Republic of Peru to Romania organized an exhibition of diplomatic documents from the archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of publications from the stock of the "Karl I" Central University Library.
The said exhibit, entitled "Romania-Peru, 75 years of document-recorded diplomatic relations,” took place in Bucharest, Romania on October 8th.
State Secretary for Global Affairs Carmen Burlacu and Ambassador of the Republic of Peru to Bucharest José Antonio Arrospide del Busto attended the event, hosted by the "Karl I" Central University Library, and held short speeches.
On this occasion, there was an exchange of letters dedicated to this event, between the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Titus Corlatean and his Peruvian counterpart, Gonzalo Guttiérez Reinel, which were read during the ceremony.
Representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited to Bucharest, representatives of the academic, cultural and economic environment and mass-media representatives were also present.
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Published: 10/12/2014