Peru Prepares US Delegation in Bid to Avert Copper Tariffs (1)

World No. 3 copper supplier Peru will send a delegation to meet with US officials after the Trump administration announced plans to introduce copper tariffs that threaten to disrupt metal trade flows.

“The rules of the game are changing quickly under the new North American administration,” Energy and Mines Minister Jorge Montero told reporters in Lima on Monday. Peru is looking to “avoid being hurt by certain restrictive measures that will be implemented due to US interests.”

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