South Korean and Peruvian leaders to strengthen cooperation in defense industry, supply chain, development and infrastructure

The leaders of South Korea and Peru agreed on the 16th (local time) to strengthen cooperation in a variety of areas including the defense industry, supply chain, and infrastructure.
Yoon Seo-gyul (who is visiting San Francisco, U.S. to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit)
On the morning of the same day, President Yun Seok-Yue held his first summit meeting with Peruvian President Dina Bolarte since taking office, the presidential office reported.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and the two leaders met for the first time in eight years.
The brain reaffirmed that South Korea and Peru are comprehensive strategic partners, and agreed to strengthen cooperation in various fields such as △defense industry, △supply chain, △development cooperation, and △infrastructure.
. In particular, President Yun praised the progress that the two countries have made in defense industry cooperation in various fields such as the Air Force Basic Training Aircraft (KT-1P) and naval ships.
``I have heard that they are promoting a project to introduce a type of fighter jet,'' and ``I hope they will be interested in Korean companies' armored vehicles and the FA-50 (light fighter jet).''
He continued, ``We hope to further expand mineral cooperation with Peru, which is rich in mineral resources such as copper, silver, and zinc.
I hope.'' In terms of mineral production, Peru ranks second in copper and silver, third in zinc, and fourth in lead. Peru is the fifth largest importer of South Korea's copper and zinc.
Furthermore, during this meeting, President Yoon requested Peru's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo.
President Bolarte said, ``I hope that defense industrial cooperation with South Korea, which possesses high-level defense industrial technology such as the basic training aircraft (KT-1P) and multipurpose support ships, will continue to develop.''
The two leaders agreed that Peru is scheduled to become the APEC chair in 2024 and South Korea as the APEC chair in 2025, and that they will work closely together to ensure that APEC contributes to regional prosperity and sustainable growth.
Agreed.