Alberto Fernández extends his tour to Lima to participate with Pedro Castillo in the tribute for the independence of Peru

President Alberto Fernandez I manage to Peru On Tuesday evening, he traveled to Lima with the First Lady, Fabiola Yañez and was received with the official delegation by the Ambassador to Peru, Enrique Vaca Narvaja. Yesterday participated in the investiture of the new president, Pedro Castillo, and DHe decided to extend his tour to participate with the new president in the tribute to the independence of this country.

The trip was organized, in large part, to strengthen ties with countries with which relations were strained. Yesterday in Lima, Alberto Fernandez received at the Westing Hotel, where he is staying, the President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso. The conversation went on very good terms, they said of the presidential entourage, and Pre-existing prejudices linked to previous administrations have been canceled. Indeed, the head of state apologized to his Ecuadorian counterpart for not having attended his inauguration. He reminded her that he had had serious domestic problems due to the pandemic, and his peers expressed their understanding.

As Infobae learned, they talked about vaccines and Argentina’s purchasing system on the international market. Alberto Fernández highlighted the acquisition of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V and some manufacture of doses in Argentina via the Richmond laboratory. Lasso invited him to Ecuador to strengthen the bilateral agenda, beyond the respective ideological positions. It is predicted that one of the central themes of their conversations will be the climate change.

The meeting with Castillo also went on good terms. They first had lunch with the rest of the first presidents and foreign ministers at a meal of honor, where the brand new president was seated at the main table. The lunch took place in a cultural center and, at the end, Alberto Fernández and the new president of Peru gathered to discuss. Around this time, Castillo invited him to the 200th anniversary of Peru’s independence. Tomorrow there is a key event in Ayacucho. The head of state said yes, so they are staying in Lima this evening, and tomorrow he will return to Argentina.

Official sources have revealed that Castillo called Alberto Fernández “my friend Alberto”, and agreed to help Argentina start a science and technology ministry. In addition, it will make a contribution to the development of public education.

From the Palais des Congrès, Alberto Fernández left for the Argentine Embassy in Lima, where he met Iván Duque, the President of Colombia. Also present were the Minister of Foreign Affairs Felipe Solá, and the new President of the IDB, Díaz Almagro, and the new Vice-President of CAF, Christian Asinelli.

they discussed the relaunch of the CAF, to open lines of credit that do not only involve the Andean community. Asinelli should play a central role. They also talked about climate change and vaccines. And the Colombian president has promised to support the candidacy of Alberto Fernández as head of CELAC next year. Duque, originally from Medellín, has a penchant for tango and admires Argentine football.

Beyond the good discussions with Lasso and Castillo, Alberto Fernández admitted yesterday, in the privacy of the delegation, that the conversation served to break the ice, but he knows that they have different ideological views.

Pedro Castillo was sworn in as Peru’s new president on Wednesday in the presence of the King of Spain, a White House envoy and several Latin American leaders, coinciding with the bicentenary of Peruvian independence. The bilateral meeting that Alberto Fernández held today with his Peruvian counterpart at the Lima Convention Center was one of the first hearings offered by the new president after assuming the leadership of the Andean country.

“Beyond differences, I’m very happy, it seemed like a good speech, with a lot of future projection; we could really add ourselves to the words of Castillo. We know where the problems and the difficulties are. The importance of the state was exposed, ”Fernandez said after the bilateral meeting in the district of San Borja from where members of the presidential entourage took part: the chancellor Felipe Solá; the Minister for Women, Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta; the Secretaries General of the Presidency, Julio Vitobello, and Strategic Affairs, Gustavo Beliz; the Argentine Ambassador to Peru, Enrique Vaca Narvaja, and the national deputy Edouard Valdés.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Héctor Bejar was present for Peru; presidential adviser Carlos Jaico; and the directors of Maritime Affairs, Manuel de Cossio, and for South America, Eduardo Zeballos. The series of meetings will continue today with more diplomatic meetings during the symbolic oath of Castillo at the historic Sanctuary of the Pampa de Ayacucho.

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