Obama, Peru's president to meet on June 1

[Judi Lynn]

May 11, 4:46 PM EDT
Obama, Peru's president to meet on June 1

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Peruvian President Alan Garcia will meet at the White House next month.

The White House says the South American nation is an important partner with the U.S. and that Obama looks forward to discussing a range of issues with Garcia.

The meeting is set for June 1.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_PERU?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-05-11-16-46-06

http://cache.daylife.com.nyud.net:8090/imageserve/06aec5P9Efe5u/610x.jpg

Getty Images 12 months ago

The President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe (R), of the US, Barack Obama (C), and of Peru, Alan
Garcia, chat during a lunch in the framework of the 5th Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain,
on April 18, 2009. Obama's worldwide popularity was in evidence Saturday at the summit in
Trinidad and Tobago, when Latin American leaders jostled to have a photo taken with him.