Senator Warner met today with President Alan Garcia of Peru as part of a weeklong trip that also included stops in Colombia and Ecuador. Senator Warner is traveling with Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd.

The leaders discussed a range of issues including regional political and economic development, climate change, trade, and efforts to promote democracy and human rights.

President Garcia was in Washington earlier this week, and President Obama had this to say after his Oval Office meeting with President Garcia:

“Peru I think has been an extraordinary success story over the last several years. We’ve seen not only the solidification of a thriving democracy but also an extraordinary economic success story. Even over the last year in the midst of a very tough global recession, we saw that Peru was able to remain resilient.”

Garcia has said he “is convinced that democracy will become stronger and stronger in Latin America."