U.S. committed to continue supporting Peru against COVID-19

AFP

16:11 | Washington D.C. (U.S.), May. 26.

United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on Tuesday expressed his nation's commitment to continue supporting Peru in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), the U.S. State Department has informed.

This commitment —Pompeo reported— was transmitted via phone to Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Gustavo Meza-Cuadra.

The United States has supported Peru's response efforts against COVID-19 with nearly US$6 million to date, he noted.

According to the Chief of U.S. diplomacy, this amount is in addition to the nearly US$265 million in health assistance provided over the last 20 years.

During the conversation, Pompeo and Meza-Cuadra discussed U.S. support for Peru as it faces the challenge of responding to and recovering from COVID-19, while also hosting nearly 900,000 Venezuelan refugees.

The Peruvian diplomat thanked his counterpart for the cooperation offered to the Inca country, in terms of medical teams to tackle the pandemic and for the commitment to continue working together on issues of regional concern such as the way out of the crisis for Venezuela and the fight against drug trafficking.

In my call today with Foreign Minister @GMeza_Cuadra today, I pledged to continue to help our Peruvian friends. The U.S. has proudly supported Peru’s COVID-19 response efforts with nearly $6M to date, in addition to the nearly $265M in health assistance over the last 20 years.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) May 26, 2020

Gracias @SecPompeo por la cooperación ofrecida al Perú en equipos médicos para enfrentar la pandemia Covid-19 y por el compromiso para seguir trabajando juntos en temas de preocupación regional como la salida a la crisis en Venezuela y la lucha contra el narcotráfico.
— Gustavo Meza-Cuadra (@GMeza_Cuadra) May 26, 2020

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Published: 5/26/2020

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