Jan 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Peru of $1.5 billion in equipment and services to support the country’s efforts to shift its main naval base in the city of Callao, the Pentagon said in a statement on Thursday, so it can expand a neighboring seaport.
The Peruvian government plans to relocate its naval base at Callao, on the coast just west of the capital Lima, a few kilometers away.
This move will allow for the expansion of Peru’s main commercial port in Callao, which is a competitor to the Chinese-built Chancay mega-port located 80 km (50 miles) north of Lima.
In a statement regarding the proposal, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the
US Approves Possible Sale of Equipment, Services to Shift Peruvian Naval Base
