Peruvian Congress authorized President Ollanta Humala's trip to Puerto Varas (Chile), where he will participate in the 11th Presidential Summit of the Pacific Alliance taking place on July 1st, 2016.
In a plenary session, 22 votes in favor, one abstention and zero against granted permission to the Head of State. Thus, the Head of State will stay overseas from June 30th to July 2nd.
The diplomatic event will gather top dignitaries: Michelle Bachelet (Chile), Ollanta Humala (Peru), Enrique Peña Nieto (Mexico), Juan Manuel Santos (Colombia), Luis Guillermo Solis (Costa Rica) and Mauricio Macri (Argentina). Peruvian President-Elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski will also attend the meeting.
During the gathering, Peru will hand over the bloc's pro-tempore presidency to Chile.
Pacific Alliance
Launched in 2011, the Pacific Alliance is a regional integration mechanism reuniting Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. It seeks to facilitate the free movement of goods, services, capital and people among member countries.
Full members host a population of 216 million people and represent 38% of Latin American and Caribbean GDP.
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Published: 6/28/2016