Humala begins Europe visit

Peru's president Ollanta Humala, travelled to Europe today, where he will stay for the total of one week and visit Switzerland, France and Germany.

The Peruvian head of state left this evening and on his trip which will include meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, EU Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton and European Commission president José Durao Barroso.

Humala begins his visit in Paris where on Sunday he will meet with the team of lawyers that defend Peru in The Hague Court in the demarcation of the maritime borders with Chile.