VietNamNet Bridge - Peru's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the opening of its permanent embassy in Hanoi will boost economic ties, trade and development cooperation with Vietnam, the country of great importance in Lima’s strategy on expansion of foreign relations with Asia.

Peru Foreign Ministry’s headquarters in Lima (photo: BNG Peru)

In a press release, the Foreign Ministry of Peru said that Vietnam is one of the economies with the highest growth rates in Southeast Asia and has a major concern of investment in Peru.

Vietnam has had investment projects in this country in the field of oil and gas and telecommunications.

In March this year, the Peruvian government decided to open its embassy in Hanoi. To carry out the necessary procedures, a Peruvian diplomat will be the Chargé d’affaires in Vietnam from August 1.

The announcement also said that Peru will share its embassy in Hanoi with Colombia, after Peru shared its newly-opened embassy in Ghana for Peru.

Vietnam and Peru established diplomatic relations in 1994. Trade turnover between the two countries in the past 5 years has increased three folds to $180 million in 2012.

Tran Cham