International Trade committee  Of course. Peru's also a member and works very hard in all organizations to promote trade, but we started to have a lot of problems regarding the differences in the policy approaches of other countries. My colleague from Colombia talked about the Andean countries, but last time two of the four countries changed their economic and trade policies.

International Trade committee  We spoke of the Pacific Alliance on Friday; don't worry about that.

International Trade committee  I don't have any information regarding this meeting. Right now they are working on some technical aspects of the agreement. The delegations are going to talk about all these different aspects. I'm sure that in the last few months it's going to be very easy for the four to agree on all matters because the policies are more or less the same, and the goals are the same.

International Trade committee  We continued after the soccer match.

International Trade committee  The next meeting is in Cali.

International Trade committee  Thank you for your question. Usually the Latin American countries have a very common position regarding the environment, with few differences. In the case of Peru, Peru and Brazil share the Amazonian forest. Of course there are a lot of countries around it with a small portion, but the main Amazonian countries are Peru and Brazil.

International Trade committee  It's very difficult especially for the new lungs with agricultural produce and so on. We also have the problem with the oil fields and the mining fields, though not in the case of Peru. In the case of Peru, the main problem is the illegal mining activities. There is no state control, and they start to use the rivers and cause problems.

International Trade committee  Yes, of course.

International Trade committee  Yes, they just had a discussion among the four countries because we want to share our experience. Colombia, Peru, Chile, Mexico, all four countries, have mining and oil fields. We have more or less the same legal frameworks, some stronger than others.

International Trade committee  I think that in the last 10 years we have been doing much better than in the past because, for example, we have this law on prior consultation with the Amazonian inhabitants. It is going to decide if the development of mining, or an oil or gas project, will or will not be accepted.

International Trade committee  Maybe the poor people will stay in the highlands of the Andes, this 25% that we talked about, the poor. But the government is focusing on those people right now. They have two goals: social inclusion and education.

International Trade committee  Thank you for your question. I'd say there's been a big change in Peru since the fifties. Right now Peru is a middle-income country. It's not us saying that; it's the UN and the statistics. Of course we have a lot to do. Almost 25% of the population lives in the highlands in the Andes.

International Trade committee  Yes, because the income of 60% of the population has increased, especially with the zones. That is why I remark that it's very difficult. We are talking about the highlands. We are talking about the coast of Peru, the big cities, the Amazonian forest. We are a country with very big differences.

International Trade committee  As to the value of the Pacific Alliance, the Pacific Alliance is a platform aiming at fostering economic growth, competitiveness, integration, and effective cooperation among its member countries. Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Peru consider the alliance as an effective mechanism for the promotion of economic growth, developing open economies and market diversification, and investing in technological innovation.

International Trade committee  February. And there were many visits of Minister Ablonczy, Minister of the Americas, and Minister Ed Fast from International Trade. There was also the Minister of Labour. I think we have had a very important exchange of high authorities between the two countries. If you want, I can leave the list with you.