LIMA, Oct 27 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte affirmed that Peru and Ecuador have proven indefatigable dedication to the cause of peace, which can be witnessed in various actions of mutual support and cooperation between both countries.
She made these statements during the ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the Brasilia Peace Accords. The event took place at the Government Palace in Lima in the presence of Ecuadorian counterpart, Guillermo Lasso.
“Peru and Ecuador have proven indefatigable dedication to the cause of peace; we maintain a relationship of full mutual trust, which has meant that nowadays our Armed and Police Forces actively cooperate to face the challenges posed by global security, climate change, natural disasters, and transnational crimes,” she stated.
Boluarte stressed that the peace accords translated “into the largest and most sustained increase in economic bilateral trade in our common history.”
“Bilateral trade from 1989 to 2022 has accumulated a total value of US$40.500 billion, and 96% of that figure corresponds to the period from the signing of the Brasilia Peace Accords,” she said.
Added to this the president said are the important Peruvian investments in Ecuador and those by Ecuadorian companies in Peru, “generating quality jobs and enriching complementary relationships among productive sectors.”
“The true friendship that unites us, the complementarity we have, and the opportunities generated by our neighborhood allow us to face new challenges optimistically,” she expressed.
Boluarte asked her Ecuadorian counterpart to continue building in democracy and freedom “a future of development and well-being for Peruvians and Ecuadorians, valuing the historic ties that unite us.”
“The friendship between Peru and Ecuador is sound, permanent, and irreversible; we were born as brother nations, and we project ourselves as brothers into the future,” she added.
The top official said that, in the current context of uncertainty that the world is going through, she hopes “our example (set by Peru and Ecuador) can inspire other latitudes, illuminating the path towards a more united and supportive world.”
“25 years ago, we had the courage and bravery to solve, through dialogue and negotiation, differences that seemed to have no solution; the current times we live in show that peace is the boldest bet in the face of apparently-irreconcilable differences that cause conflicts and wars,” she added.
Afterwards, the Peruvian Head of State, accompanied by her Ecuadorian counterpart, issued a joint statement which
highlighted the importance of the Brasilia Peace Accords, and how this document put an end to differences between both countries.
Furthermore, President Boluarte explained that this agreement allow progress to be made in the bilateral relationship, the increase in mutual investments, security, as well as in social and productive development projects.
“We have reaffirmed our commitment to democracy, human rights, social peace, and the strengthening of our relations,“ she added.
Later, Boluarte on Thursday afternoon bade farewell to Lasso at the end of the visit he made to Peru since Wednesday.
The ceremony took place at the Government Palace Courtyard of Honor. It saw the participation of State ministers.
The representatives of the Military House at the Executive Branch headquarters paid their respective honors to the visiting dignitary, once Boluarte had bidden farewell to his Peruvian peer.
Earlier on Thursday, the Ecuadorian president participated in the commemoration ceremony for the 25th anniversary of the peace accords signed by his country and Peru.
On Wednesday, Lasso and Boluarte signed agreements to strengthen the Peru-Ecuador Border Region Binational Development Plan.
On the occasion, the visiting Head of State was also decorated with the Order of the Sun of Peru, in the Rank of Grand Collar. — NNN-ANDINA
