President, Alan García Pérez, meets with his counterparts from Mexico, Chile and Colombia in Lima Summit called for deep integration, which will launch the so-called Pacific Agreement.
The meeting takes place in Palace of Pizarro.
García Pérez was first to the President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, who is serving a state visit to Peru two days.
was later received the President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, and then the head of state of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos.
In the courtyard of the Palacio de Gobierno, the Hussars of Junín formed a corridor along which the higher authorities, which gave them military honors.
The leaders were welcomed by the head of the Military, Jaime Araujo, and the Chief of Protocol of the Government House, Luis Enrique Chávez.
In the front of the seat of government are placed the flags of Peru Mexico, Chile and Colombia, countries that sign the Deep Integration Agreement (AIP).
Then President García and agents provide guests participate in a private lunch at the presidential residence.
President Piñera: Pacific Agreement is a great first step for the integration of Latin America
President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, said today that the agreement called Pacific uniting his country, Peru, Colombia and Mexico, is a "great first step" to advance towards integration in Latin America.
stressed that this initiative strengthens us all "and will fulfill the mission of giving people in those countries a better quality of life, with more security and opportunity.
"I think this may be a great first step for any progress towards Latin American integration because unity makes us stronger, and is the division that weakens us," said upon arrival at the Air Group No. 8.
Piñera emphasized that the Pacific Agreement go beyond the traditional, because not only be a free trade agreement in goods, but extend to services and investment and eases the movement of people and seek greater physical integration, natural resources, including energy.
"By joining forces as the countries of the deep integration initiative, to face the challenges of present and future."
The president of Chile highlighted that the four countries of the agreement have the great challenge of overcoming underdevelopment, defeat poverty and integrate fully into society of knowledge and information "that is knocking our doors ".
"I am confident that this union between Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile strengthens us all, and will allow us to fulfill our mission to give our people a better quality of life with more security, more opportunities, "he added.
President Santos: Pacific Agreement will promote the welfare of our peoples
Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico are stepping "important" to strengthen integration and the welfare of our peoples with the agreement called Pacific, said this afternoon the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, on his arrival in Lima.
"The importance of this meeting forced me to be present to deepen integration between these four countries, Chile, Mexico, Peru and Colombia. It is an important step for the welfare of our peoples, "he said upon arriving at the Air Group No. 8 of Callao.
Santos, who is participating in the Summit of Lima for Deep Integration, said that this integration agreement will "facilitate" the policies that each country will implement for the benefit of their peoples and to bring prosperity to their nations.
"I thank the president (Alan) Garcia has taken an initiative product of a meeting we had Mar del Plata in a few months ago, and we here give a fundamental step that we are seeking deeper integration of four countries. "
In brief remarks to reporters, Santos also expressed greetings "hot" to the Colombian people and government of Peruvian President Alan Garcia.
"First of all a very warm greetings and full of gratitude to the Peruvian people, with the Peruvian government and President Alan Garcia of the Colombian people," he told TvPeru.
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