Peru Ambassador visits UP

| Written by Clariza Concordia

In the photo are (from left): UPD College of Arts and Letters Department of European Languages Chairperson Anna Sibayan-Sarmiento; UPD CAL Dean Jimmuel Naval; UP Vice President for Research and Innovation Joel Joseph Marciano Jr.; Peruvian Ambassador Carmen del Rocío Azurín Araújo; UP President Angelo Jimenez; Peruvian Embassy Counselor Augusto Lamas Godoy; UP Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs Program Development Associate Miguel Blázquez Carretero; and UP Office of International Linkages Officer-in-Charge Gino Angelo Velasco. Photo by Kevin Roque, UPS-MCO.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Peru to the Philippines Carmen del Rocío Azurín Araújo paid a courtesy visit to University of the Philippines, Sept. 3 at Quezon Hall, UP Diliman, to discuss potential collaboration with the university, particularly in organizing cultural and educational activities. She was received by a contingent led by UP President Angelo Jimenez.

A cultural festival showcasing Latin American food, arts, music, and film was planned for October this year.

Earlier, on Sept. 3, Araújo met with UPD Chancellor Edgardo Carlo Vistan II and representatives from the UPD College of Arts and Letters Department of European Languages to explore future collaborations with its Spanish program.