‘Strategic partner’: Peru’s Fujimori plans to intensify ties with the US
Peru's newly inaugurated president indicates her government will join Trump's Shield of the Americas coalition.
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Peru’s new president, Keiko Fujimori, plans to deepen ties with the US as a "strategic partner" and join Washington's Shield of the Americas coalition against cartels, according to Foreign Minister Carlos Espa. The government also aims to restore diplomatic relations with Venezuela, while the US seeks to counter China's growing influence in Peru, a major copper producer.