Peru's president, opposition leader vow cooperation after political tension


Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (L) and opposition leader Keiko Fujimori (R) shake hands after a meeting next to Peruvian Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani in Lima, Peru, December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and right-wing opposition leader Keiko Fujimori promised on Monday to work together for the good of the country following their first meeting since facing off in a divisive election in June.

The hour-long meeting, proposed and mediated by Catholic Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, aimed at seeking a political truce after Fujimori's party pushed a motion through Congress last week ousting Kuczynski's education minister despite his pleas to spare him.

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