The president of the Republic, Pedro Castillo, met with representatives of the parties We are Peru, Popular Action, Together for Peru and Peru Libre at the Government Palace. Edwin de la Cruz also arrived, who claims to represent Avanza País, however, a few days ago he was expelled from the group.
“First there is Peru and then there are personal interests. I also want to specify that we demarcate all kinds of distributions within these meetings that can be held between the Government and representatives of the parties. The most important thing is to have reached (agreements) on health issues, which is the urgency that the president has said to build 50 hospitals and accelerate the vaccination process, which is already in 70% of the population with the two doses “, said de La Cruz.
“On security issues, the president has been asked to leave the Armed Forces to support the police forces, since every day they kill different compatriots in the country”added.
Meanwhile, the spokesman for the bank of We are Peru, José Jerí, indicated that at the meeting Castillo Terrones was asked to urgently convene the National Council for Citizen Security, in order to confront crime in our country.
“Our request as a party has been that the president urgently convene the National Council of Citizen Security and tomorrow at the session of the Council of Ministers the president has promised to hold that meeting”, he stated.
“In addition to this on the issue of citizen security, we have requested that it not only focus on the issue of building more police stations, which are necessary, but also rethink the strategy in the fight against citizen insecurity and that is why through this mechanism , better strategies will be taken to combat crime “he added.
In turn, the spokesman for the parliamentary group Popular Action, Elvis Vergara, emphasized the need to make a broader call and that the National Agreement “Be a reality”. He said that the Government is committed to this.
“Once again we are going to make a significant contribution in each sector so that this Government rectifies the errors and difficulties it has had and that the country has peace of mind that its parties, the Government, Congress and all of us work together for the general welfare, which is what everyone expects “, he stressed.
Meanwhile, Roberto Sanchez, President of Together for Peru and current Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, indicated that the “Major objective” of the meeting is “Defend democracy, institutionality and reaffirm among all the great need for fundamental agreements” that generate legal stability and social peace.
“We need to recover the country’s economic reactivation in a pandemic. Very concerned because we must not lower our guard, because until today about 3 thousand people are reached in intensive care due to the pandemic, citizen insecurity, among other scourges, such as corruption, that hit the country “, he asserted.
“We are convinced to turn to this proactive democratic instance regarding government policies and the commitments of the parties to continue strengthening social peace. Only with democracy, respect and tolerance will we be able to recover these very important indicators of quality for our people “he added.
Finally, the spokesman for the bank of Free Peru, Waldemar Cerrón, urged the other political forces to join this round of dialogue “For the good of the country”, in order to give it democratic stability.
“We believe that this type of conversation, dialogue and communication without particular interests beyond the homeland should not stop continuing. We urge the other political forces to unite for the good of democracy, for the good of the country “, he sentenced.