The US and Peru decided to discuss and renew a 60-year-old defence cooperation agreement, on Saturday.
The US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said the updated agreement would "improve our ability to conduct joint activities, to do training and other exchanges."
He added,
"Ultimately that will help us deal with shared security challenges in the future"
"The principle thrust of our ... new defense strategy is aimed at reaching out and developing partnerships and alliances throughout the world and particularly in this region."
"We have agreed to begin this process with the aim of improving and modernising the agreement."
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