Catherine Ashton travels to Latin America

Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, travelled to Peru and to Chile in January 2013 for a series of bilateral meetings with leaders of Latin American countries and to participate in the EU- CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Summit in Santiago de Chile.

In Lima on 22 January, the High Representative met with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala Tasso and Foreign Minister Rafael Roncagliolo. She also participated in a EUROPAN child nutrition programme event with First Lady Nadine Heredia.

• Primary Source

EU: EEAS: Latin America and the Carribean https://eeas.europa.eu/diplomatic-network/latin-america-and-caribbean_en

ESO: Background information: Relations between Peru and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-peru-and-the-european-union/

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