Gates Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to Peru

By • on April 14, 2010

Gates Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to Peru

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
LIMA, Peru, April 14, 2010 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates declared his meeting here today with Peruvian Defense Minister Rafael Rey a positive step toward deepening a bilateral security arrangement that “is vitally important to both of us.”

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Peruvian officials welcome Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival in Lima, Peru, as part of a four-day trip to Latin America, April 13, 2010. DoD photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison