The presidents of the United States and Peru held a bilateral meeting as leaders of Pacific Rim countries including the U.S. and China gathered Friday in Lima for an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, the first major global summit since U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory.
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The annual gathering brings together 21 economies that jointly account for almost two-thirds of global GDP and half the world’s trade, according to organizers.
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During a one-on-one meeting with Peru’s President Dina Boluarte, President Joe Biden thanked her for the country’s efforts to counter drug trafficking and noted the $65 million the U.S. is giving Peru over the next five years intended to assist in that effort, including nine Blackhawk helicopters.
Biden is on a six-day visit to Latin America for the final major international summits of his presidency, following up APEC with a gathering in Brazil of leaders from the Group of 20 top economies.
He’s likely to face questions from world leaders about the incoming administration as they turn their attention to what Trump’s return to the White House will mean for them.
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