LIMA, Oct 26 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte underscored the historic ties that unite Peru and Ecuador, which allows the development and integration of both brother nations to be decisively boosted.
The Peruvian Head of State awarded her Ecuadorian counterpart, Guillermo Lasso, with the Order of the Sun of Peru at the Government Palace in the Peruvian capital, Lima.
At the event, Boluarte indicated that both nations work to solve common problems, thus making various advances.
“Peru and Ecuador are united by the historic friendship ties that are built on the basis of common principles, values, and interests,” she stated during the ceremony.
Within this framework, the president underscored that the Ecuadorian Government “has worked with Peru responsibly and with conviction so that our countries continue strengthening the community of interests that unite us in favor of the integration of the well-being and development of our nations.”
Along these lines, Boluarte mentioned the coordinated work by both nations to “ensure the protection, conservation, and sustainable use of our seas by generating common international policies and actions,”as well as to combat various crimes such as illegal mining.
“We work together to strengthen the development of our border through the Peru-Ecuador Border Region Binational Development Plan, the extension of which has also been signed today,” she reaffirmed.
Moreover, President Boluarte thanked her counterpart for the gesture of solidarity as was including 51 Peruvian residents in Israel on the humanitarian flight sent from Ecuador to Tel Aviv to evacuate citizens.
“The friendship that unites us has been proven once again with the generous inclusion of 51 Peruvians on the humanitarian flight organized by the Government of Ecuador to evacuate its citizens from Israel, a gesture of solidarity and brotherhood that I thank again,” she stated.
Pres Lasso arrived in the Peruvian capital, Lima, on Wednesday afternoon on an official visit to participate in activities commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Brasilia Peace Accords signing.
Following the bilateral meeting, both dignitaries will participate in the signing of reversal notes on the extension of the validity of the Peru-Ecuador Border Region Binational Development Plan.
Afterwards, they will attend the signing of the regulation for the agreement that establishes the Binational Commission for Integrated Water Resources Management of Transboundary Hydrographic Basins between both countries. — NNN-ANDINA
