Minister Kim, who is on a tour of Latin America countries, said his country will support Peru's "ambitious plans" to establish a center for science and technology.

"Through technology transfer, South Korea will support Peru in areas of joint production of training planes and navy ships," Kim told reporters after meeting Peruvian President Ollanta Humala in Lima.

Kim also announced that a center for transnational cooperation in agriculture will open next week in Lima and a South Korea-Latin America marine research lab will be operational soon.

The South Korean minister arrived in Peru yesterday from Colombia, on a tour that will also take him to Chile and Brazil.

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