A Foreign Office spokesman expressed the UK’s regret over the issue, but
stressed that this was an isolated case.
“Our relationship with Peru is much broader than this single issue, but we
regret Peru has taken this decision without taking the opportunity to raise
this concern with Mr Browne during his visit,” he said.
Mr Browne, in a video on Britain’s Peru embassy website filmed shortly before
his visit to Peru, said: “The relationship between Peru and Britain is very
imp to us, it’s a country that we have close historical links with, and have
worked with closely in recent years and we want to continue to do even more
with Peru in the future.”
“Britain hasn’t given Latin America as a whole as much attention as it
probably should have done in recent decades and we want to correct that,” he
added. “We’re determined in our Foreign Affairs ministry to do much more to
work closely with countries right across Latin America including a really
important country like Peru. We feel that we can work very closely as
countries together in our mutual benefit.”
Speaking about Peruvian spectators of the London 2012 Olympics coming to
Britain, Mr Browne said they will be “very welcome in my country.”
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