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Changing the Constitution not a priority for most Peruvians

Published on: October 17, 2021
12:11

Lima, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) The majority of Peruvians consider that the priority of the government of President Pedro Castillo should be the economic reactivation and the creation of jobs, while only 10% see as essential to promote the drafting of a new Constitution, according to an opinion poll released Sunday by El Comercio newspaper.

Peruvian President highlights strategic partnership with China

Published on: October 15, 2021
13:51

Lima, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) Peruvian President Pedro Castillo today highlighted the strategic partnership between his country and China after the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister calls for dialogue to balance differences in Peru

Published on: October 14, 2021
16:14

Lima, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) Peru's Prime Minister Mirtha Vasquez, called today for dialogue with the governing 'Peru Libre' party, after announcing that its parliamentarians will deny the ratification vote of confidence in Congress to the new ministerial cabinet.

President Castillo rules out ministerial crisis in Peru

Published on: September 30, 2021
12:34

Lima, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Peruvian President Pedro Castillo ruled out on Thursday that Prime Minister Guido Bellido will trigger a political crisis as he warned that he would do if the Parliament, under opposition majority, censored Labor Minister Iber Maravi.

Peru cultural event focuses Cuba-China lecture

Published on: September 29, 2021
09:36

Havana, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Relations between Cuba and China are the theme of a lecture given by professor and researcher Eduardo Regalado, from digital platforms, at the Week of Culture of the Asian nation in Peru.

Peruvians mourn death of Cuban antiterrorist’s mother

Published on: September 25, 2021
12:59

Lima, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) The Peru-Cuba National Solidarity Coordinator on Saturday regretted the death of Magaly Llort Ruiz, mother of Cuban antiterrorist hero Fernando Gonzalez Llort, to whom it expressed its condolences.

New solidarity shipment of syringes from Peru to Cuba

Published on: September 25, 2021
12:35

Lima, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) Tania Saavedra, president of the Association of Peruvian Graduates in Cuba (APGC), on Saturday informed that more than 90,000 syringes have been sent to Cuba for use in the Covid-19 vaccination campaign.

Peruvian PM refutes statements by deputy foreign minister

Published on: September 21, 2021
18:26

Lima, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) Peruvian Prime Minister Guido Bellido denied statements by a Foreign Ministry official, according to whom the Government does not acknowledge any legitimate Venezuelan authority.

Congressional cutback of government powers in Peru harshly criticized

Published on: September 17, 2021
13:26

Lima, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian Parliament's decision to reduce the government's powers and implicitly facilitate presidential vacancy (impeachment) was harshly criticized on Friday, and a newspaper described it as arbitrary.

Two MPs prevented from seeing corpse of former insurgent in Peru

Published on: September 13, 2021
14:49

Lima, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) Two Peruvian congrespersons were prevented today from accessing the morgue of the neighboring port of Callao, where the corpse of the former leader of the Shining Path armed group, Abimael Guzman, has been kept for two days.

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