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President Castillo says U.S. First Lady will visit Peru

Photo: Presidency of the Republic

Photo: Presidency of the Republic

16:16 | Lima, Jun. 12.

Jill Biden, wife of U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Peru to discuss education issues, the President of the Republic Pedro Castillo announced on Sunday.

As he recently said in an interview with TV Peru, the U.S. First Lady expressed her commitment to visiting the South American country, during a conversation held within the framework of the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, United States.

"She is a teacher and has decided to visit Peru to discuss issues over open admission to public universities and education. It (the date of her visit) will depend on her schedule, but the commitment is there," Mr. Castillo stated.

Moreover, the top dignitary underscored that his U.S. counterpart has a good impression of Peru. 

"We have reiterated that we are fully democratic," he emphasized.

Likewise, the Head of State said that they have agreed on the importance of being attentive to the emergence of possible new pandemic diseases and of working together.

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Published: 6/12/2022