By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo From September 27th to October 6th Peru participated as a guest country in the Andong International Mask Festival. In that occasion, Peru had a booth where 11 Peruvian masks were displayed as well as photos of the Great Inca Trail, typical costumes and Pucará bulls. All these items transported the visitors to the heart of Peru, immersing them in our festivals, customs, dances and traditions. The Mayor of Andong, Kichang Kwon, the CEO of the Korea Foundation for Culture and Ethics, Dongwon Lee, City Councilors and Paul Fernando Duclos Parodi, the Ambassador of P
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Noting that the annual APEC CEO Summit will be held in Lima, Peru, from November 13 to 15 this year, Peruvian Ambassador to Korea Paul Fernando Duclos Farodi said, “We look forward to the visit of President Yoon Suk-yeol and an important delegation of senior officials and representatives of the private sector of Korea to Peru in November this year.” Delivering a speech at the reception held at Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul to mark the 203rd Anniversary of the Independence of Peru on July 25, Amb. Duclos Farodi said, “A few weeks ago, the Minister of Foreign Affai
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo On June 9, Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul signed the Agreement on Climate Change Cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Peru with Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Javier González-Olaechea, who is visiting Korea to attend the 2024 Forum on Future Cooperation between Korea and Latin America (June 10). Recognizing that the severe impacts of climate change will only intensify in the coming years, the two ministers emphasized the need to urgently step up climate action during this decade, which is a critical time for action. They