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The Peru's Relations with Neighbours

Peru's relations with Ecuador have grown stronger in recent years, helped by the settlement of border disputes. In October 1998, Peru and Ecuador signed a peace treaty, which marked the end of the last and longest-running source of international armed conflict in the Americas.

On 13 November 1999, Chile and Peru signed an agreement on certain frontier issues that had been outstanding since their signature of the Treaty of Lima in 1929. In July 2001 during the visit of Chilean President Lagos to Peru a joint declaration was signed.

The Peru's Relations with International Community

Peru has been a UN member since 1949. Peruvian Javier Perez de Cuellar served as Secretary General from 1981-1991. Peru was elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the period January 2006 to December 2007. Peru is also an active member of the Andean Community, APEC and the WTO.

Trade and Investment with UK

The principal British exports to Peru are foodstuffs, industrial machinery, beverages (principally Scotch whisky), pharmaceuticals, petrol vehicles and engines, educational materials, chemicals and industrial machinery, with a total value in 2005 of £46m. Peru's exports to the UK totalled £129m in 2005, mainly in the form of metals and minerals, agricultural produce, animal feeds, textiles, and coffee. According to Peruvian statistics the UK is currently the third largest foreign investor in Peru, with investments totalling almost US$2.23 billion as at December 2005, largely in the mining, communications, financial, manufacturing, and energy sectors - this represents about 16% of all registered foreign investment in Peru.