The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism of

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or MINCETUR is the

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in charge of issues pertaining to

foreign trade International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories because there is a need or want of goods or services. (see: World economy) In most countries, such trade represents a significant s ...

of the

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and the promotion of

Tourism in Peru Since the 2000s, Tourism in Peru makes up the nation's third largest industry, behind fishing and mining. Tourism is directed towards archaeological monuments, ecotourism in the Peruvian Amazon, cultural tourism in colonial cities, gastronomic ...

. , the minister of foreign trade and tourism is

Roberto Sánchez Palomino Roberto Helbert Sánchez Palomino ( Huaral, February 3, 1969) is a Peruvian psychologist and politician. He is a congressman of the Congress of the Republic of Peru for the period 2021-2026 and was Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism for Pedro ...

Objectives

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism defines, directs, executes, coordinates, and supervises the policies of foreign trade and tourism. It has responsibility in issues pertaining to

exportation An export in international trade is a good produced in one country that is sold into another country or a service provided in one country for a national or resident of another country. The seller of such goods or the service provider is an ...

and international business agreements, which is manages in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Relations, and the Ministry of the Economy and Finances as well as other sectors of the

Peruvian government The Republic of Peru is a unitary state with a Multi-party system, multi-party semi-presidential system. The current government was established by the 1993 Constitution of Peru. The government is composed of three branches, being executive, judi ...

within their respective jurisdictions. Additionally it is in charge of regulating

. The ministry directs international trade negotiations for the

and is empowered to sign agreements within its jurisdiction. In the

Tourism sector Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mor ...

, it promotes, orients, and regulates tourist activity with the goal of promoting

sustainable development Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...

for tourism, and it includes the promotion, orientation, and regulation of

arts and crafts A handicraft, sometimes more precisely expressed as artisanal handicraft or handmade, is any of a wide variety of types of work where useful and decorative objects are made completely by one’s hand or by using only simple, non-automated re ...

directed towards tourists.

Accomplishments

It promotes

free trade agreement A free-trade agreement (FTA) or treaty is an agreement according to international law to form a free-trade area between the cooperating states. There are two types of trade agreements: bilateral and multilateral. Bilateral trade agreements occur ...

s, as well as manages the tourism entity PromPeru, a government organization responsible for promoting Tourism to Peru around the world. The ministry has signed the following treaties: *

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Free Trade Agreement *

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

Free Trade Agreement *

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

Free Trade Agreement *

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External links

Official Website
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Foreign Trade International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories because there is a need or want of goods or services. (see: World economy) In most countries, such trade represents a significant s ...