Thank you very much for your intervention.
I'd like to point out that as in NAFTA, where Canada and the United States have a free trade agreement that clause 11 is part of, if there's an international reality in the business sector it's not just the question of the will of a state that prevails in the world economy; therefore in all negotiations there are always concessions.
In the case of the free trade agreement between Peru and Canada, it's not the first free trade agreement that Peru has signed. It did so beforehand with the United States, and just did so with China. Negotiations are under way with the European Union, Japan, and Korea. Therefore we have to adjust to the international investment realities. We cannot simply say no and refuse the possibility of developing a free trade agreement that contains many beneficial aspects for development of the country.
We are a country that is very rich in natural resources, but we need infrastructure and investments. As a result, we need these free trade agreements as a tool to develop the country. Our internal market is small, and developing an internal market takes many years. You need to have well-being, and in order to have well-being you need to have production, and for production you need capital. So we are convinced that the free trade agreement we have signed with Canada will be beneficial for both countries.
It assures us that within Peruvian legislation investments will take place in our territory to exploit natural resources while protecting the environment and respecting our community values and rights of ownership of our native people. The conditions will allow us, over a given period of time, to decrease the level of poverty, which is still very high.