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Peru to spend $18 million organizing Pope Leo XIV’s official visit

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Peru authorized the transfer of 63.2 million soles, equivalent to $18 million, to organize Pope Leo XIV’s official visit from Nov. 11 to 16.
  • The money will come from the Economy and Finance Ministry’s contingency reserve and will be added to the Foreign Ministry’s current spending budget.
  • The Foreign Ministry must approve the detailed allocation of the funds within five days.

Peru will allocate 63.2 million soles, or $18 million, to organize Pope Leo XIV’s official visit from Nov. 11 to 16.

The government authorized the Economy Ministry to transfer the money to the Foreign Ministry through a supreme decree published Saturday in the official gazette. Peru considers Leo XIV a Peruvian pope after he acquired Peruvian nationality in 2015.

The funds will come from the Economy and Finance Ministry’s contingency reserve, specifically from ordinary resources. They will enter the Foreign Ministry’s budget as current spending for goods and services.

The decree, signed by President Keiko Fujimori and Economy and Finance Minister Elmer Cuba, requires the Foreign Ministry to approve the detailed breakdown of the transferred funds within five days.

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