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Peru President meets with Korea Deputy Prime Minister

Audiencia con el Viceprimer Ministro y Ministro de Educación de la República de Corea, Hwang Woo Yea, sostuvo el presidente Ollanta Humala. Foto: ANDINA/ Prensa Presidencia

18:02 | Lima, Jul. 30.

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala held an audience with South Korean Deputy Prime Minister, who also serves as current Minister of Education, Hwang Woo-yea, at the Lima’s Government Palace on Thursday.

The reunion was attended by Peruvian Education Minister, Jaime Saavedra; South Korean Ambassador to Peru, Keun Ho Jang; and the Director-General of the International Cooperation Bureau at South Korea's Education Ministry, Kim Young-Gon.

In 2011, both nations strengthened relations by signing the Peru-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA). A year later, the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership was established.

It must be noted, South Korean President Park Geun-hye paid an official visit to Peru in April 2015. At the time, both nations’ Heads of State addressed affairs included in the bilateral agenda, such as cooperation in the fields of: Defense, infrastructure, health, e-government, science & technology, education & culture and economic relations.

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Published: 7/30/2015