Peru FA Min meets with EUEOM chief observer, OAS EOM head

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09:16 | Lima, Jan. 22.

Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Gustavo Meza-Cuadra has met with European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) Chief Observer Leopoldo Lopez in the Peruvian capital city of Lima.

During the audience, they agreed on the importance of transparency in electoral processes for the sake of democracy.

#EleccionesCongresales2020 Canciller @GMeza_Cuadra recibió al Jefe de la Misión de Observación Electoral UE, el eurodiputado @LeopoldoLopezG y coincidieron en la importancia de la transparencia de los procesos electorales para la democracia. pic.twitter.com/9k54A3WJAV
— Cancillería Perú???? (@CancilleriaPeru) January 21, 2020

The EUEOM chief observer arrived in Peru last Sunday joined by the EU Electoral Observation Mission's core team.

EU observers have arrived since December 17 last year to be deployed across all regions of the Inca country.

It must be noted that the European Union has deployed this mission in response to an invitation by Peruvian authorities.

OAS

Minister Meza-Cuadra also met with Organization of American States' Electoral Observation Mission Head Eladio Loizaga.

During the meeting with Paraguay's former Foreign Affairs Minister, the Peruvian diplomat stressed the importance Peru gives to the OAS' role in strengthening democratic institutions across the region.

The meetings took place on Tuesday.

Canciller @GMeza_Cuadra en reunión con Eladio Loizaga, excanciller de Paraguay y Jefe de Misión de Observación Electoral OEA en #EleccionesCongresales2020, destacó la importancia que da el Perú al rol de la OEA en el fortalecimiento de las instituciones democráticas en la región. pic.twitter.com/IzysyJCtqD
— Cancillería Perú???? (@CancilleriaPeru) January 21, 2020