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President of the Senate confirms upcoming Peruvian delegation’s visit to Chile Adolfo Zaldívar gave the Asia-Pacific Portal all the details on his latest trip to Peru, where he met with President of the Senate Javier Velásquez Quesquén and President Alan García. The senator also announced the upcoming visit of his Peruvian counterpart and mentioned the importance of joining forces with the neighboring country to address the challenges of the Asia-Pacific markets.		Zaldívar and Velásquez: Peru-Chile ties improved by Congressional delegations The president of the Chilean senate, Adolfo Zaldivar, and president of the Peruvian congress, Javier Velasquez, both shared their impressions of the outcomes of recent congressional delegation visits to their legislative counterparts in Peru and Chile, respectively.
Carmen Lazo and her travels throughout the Asia-Pacific Carmen Lazo (Socialist Party) will be always remembered for her historic role in Parliament during the 1960s and 1970s. She will also be remembered for her pioneering trips to the Asia-Pacific when most Chileans were unaware of the countries and cultures within this region of the world. We invite you to view this truly unique video which captures her personal description of her trip to China and Vietnam. She was, in fact, the only parliamentarian who visited the front lines of the Vietnam War. This interview is part of the Library of Congress' Political Memory Project.