President Yoon "Peru, Latin America's largest defense partner..."Expect to expand cooperation in defense."

Yoon Suk Yeol, who is in Peru to attend the APEC summit, said Peru has become South Korea's largest defense partner in Latin America.In a written interview with Peruvian media, President

Yoon said, "I look forward to further expansion of cooperation between the two countries in the field of defense in the future."

In particular, South Korean companies have made significant progress this year as they have been selected as strategic partners for the production of Peru's naval vessels and the acquisition of Army ground equipment, stressing that South Korea will be able to contribute more to strengthening Peru's power.

Peru introduced KT-1P basic trainers, Korea's multi-purpose aircraft, in 2012, and this year, Peru's Army and Navy selected Korean companies as strategic partners.