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Saludo a los miembros de la comunidad peruana residente en el extranjero con motivo de la conmemoración del aniversario de nuestra independencia nacional. Los felicito por mantener vivos sus lazos con el Perú y participar con entusiasmo en la celebración de las fiestas patrias.   

Esta es una ocasión propicia para recordar que, aún a la distancia, nos une una cultura común, ciertamente rica y variada, y una historia milenaria. Nuestra identidad nacional la llevamos con nosotros mismos donde sea que nos encontremos, y en esta fecha revitalizamos los lazos que nos unen.

La cancillería del Perú tiene el deber de servir de puente para mantener estrechos los vínculos entre nuestra comunidad migrante y el resto del país. Por eso reafirmo el compromiso institucional del ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de defender los intereses y atender las necesidades de nuestros compatriotas que residen en el extranjero. Continuamos modernizando nuestros locales y procedimientos consulares para mejorar la atención a la comunidad migrante peruana. Nuestra meta es contar con los sistemas más eficientes disponibles para facilitar las gestiones consulares de nuestros compatriotas.

Valoramos el generoso aporte de la comunidad migrante peruana al desarrollo nacional mediante el apoyo que brindan a sus familiares en el Perú. También soy testigo de los esfuerzos de los migrantes peruanos para insertarse a las sociedades extranjeras que los acogen. Es reconocida su contribución económica y cultural en los países en los cuales residen y ella es un motivo de orgullo nacional.

Espero que la celebración de este aniversario nacional permita que disfruten con sus familiares y amigos el placer de compartir las expresiones culturales, culinarias y musicales que nos unen como ciudadanos peruanos.

¡Viva el Perú!

Muchas gracias.

On the occasion of the commemoration of Peruvian 197th anniversary, the Embassy of Peru in Thailand held a concert of Peruvian folk music performed by the group "APU INKA" at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. The occasion was favorable to gather the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Thailand, as well as high officials and Thai authorities and members of the Peruvian community resident in Thailand, who enjoyed a cultural evening where the best of our cultural and artistic manifestations was highlighted.

In the opening session, the Ambassador of Peru addressed the welcoming to our guests, after that the APU INKA group began their presentation with many themes of Peruvian folklore. As a surprise for the audience, the group was attended by three Thai musicians invited from the College of Music of Mahidol University, who performed the Thai songs Kang Kao Gin Gluay (Bat Eats Banana), Near Dawn and the Peruvian song Balseros del Titicaca.

This important event allowed us to promote the best of our Peruvian culture, not only through music, but also with a space for the photo exhibition of the collection "PIRUW" by Peruvian photographers Musuk Nolte and Leslie Searles. In that occasion the reception was supported by the Peruvian restaurant Above Eleven, whose Peruvian chef Omar Frank delighted the attendees with the most exquisite appetizers of our gastronomy and Pisco Sour.

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Within the framework of the celebrations of our 197th National Anniversary, today the photographic exhibition "Machu Picchu" was inaugurated at Siam Paragon, one of the most important of the city of Bangkok, which will remain open until the July 29. The inauguration was attended by representatives of the Thai Tourism Authority and senior officials of the Boon Rawd Brewery Company, the company of soft drinks and beer with greater commercial presence in Thailand, and the business group Siam Piwat, owner of the most important shopping centers of Thailand, both co-sponsors of our photo exhibition.

The space destined for this exhibition covers an area of ​​450 square meters and has more than 350 photographs of the Machu Picchu Sanctuary, composed of some of the collection published on the occasion of the centenary of its international unveiling, in 2011, and other more modern ones provided by PROMPERÚ.

Also, the occasion was propitious so that the musical group "APU INKA" could execute some Peruvian songs for a greater diffusion and promotion of our culture in the frame of this event. Likewise, the company Boon Rawd Brewery has also exhibited audiovisual material (photographs and videos) from Lima and Cusco, obtained during its "Machu Picchu Ultimate Peru" campaign, which allowed a Thai delegation of 33 people to travel to our country from 1 to July 13, including a visit to the Palace of Torre Tagle and other tourist attractions of Lima and Cusco. The trip culminated with a visit to the citadel of Machu Picchu, the main objective of the aforementioned campaign.

In view of the connotation and importance that this event has acquired, the aviation company KLM has donated to the Embassy an air ticket Bangkok / Lima / Bangkok, which will be drawn among those attending the photo exhibition.

The Peruvian musical group "APU INKA" is already in Bangkok on the occasion of the celebrations for our National Day. This morning, the group participated in a workshop with Thai musicians at the College of Music of Mahidol University, one of the most prestigious in this region. For more than two hours, the four members of "APU INKA" interacted and exchanged knowledge about the execution of the most traditional musical instruments of our country such as quena, zampoña, charango and Peruvian cajón.

They also had the opportunity to do a practical class with the music students of the Mahidol University, where they taught how to perform the zampoña, after that they gave, on behalf of Peru, three varieties of this instrument for the collection of said college. This important workshop fulfills our objective of promoting direct contacts between our citizens ("people to people") through a very rich musical cultural exchange. Also, the aforementioned Peruvian musical group had the opportunity to promote the different rhythms that are part of the cultural knowledge of our country in a concert that brought together more than 150 attendees, including students from the aforementioned school and the general public.

On July 9, 2018, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru, in Lima, took place the V Meeting of the Joint Commission of Bilateral Cooperation Peru-Thailand, co-chaired by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, Ambassador Hugo de Zela, and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Ambassador Virasakdi Futrakul. Both delegations held fruitful exchanges on the broad agenda of the bilateral relationship, as well as on regional and multilateral matters of interest for both countries. Among the topics discussed, highlighting bilateral trade, cooperation in education, culture, tourism, sports and, mainly, in the field of alternative development to which our countries attach great importance.

The delegations of the two countries committed themselves to continue strengthening the joint work within the framework of existing bilateral mechanisms, especially in the field of technical cooperation (tourism, mining, aquaculture, small and medium enterprises, etc.).

In the framework of this V meeting, Vice Minister Futrakul made a courtesy call to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, Ambassador Néstor Popolizio, in which both officials expressed satisfaction for the high level that the bilateral relationship has reached for more than 52 years of diplomatic relations and highlighted the joint work that Peru and Thailand should carry out during the next year, respectively, in their respectives presidencies of the Pacific Alliance (AP) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Bangkok, July 10, 2018

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