Today at 9:00 in the morning, in the community of Huininquire, talks begin between the leaders of the Cusco communities of Chumbivilcas, ministers of state and executives of the mining company MMG Las Bambas.
The meeting takes place after December 22 The inhabitants of this province lifted the blockade of the mining corridor at the proposal of the Government national to declare a special treatment area for this road and set December 30 as the date for the start of talks.
For this meeting, the participation of the president of the Council of Ministers, Mirtha Vasquez; the Minister of Energy and Mines, Eduardo González; of the Environment, Rubén Ramírez; of Agrarian Development, Víctor Maita; of Justice, Aníbal Torres; and Housing, Geiner Alvarado.
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Too it has been announced to the Vice Ministers of Finance, Transport and Communications.
The company Las Bambas mentions its manager Carlos Castro.
The meeting will also include with the presence of local authorities and congressmen of the Republic such as Ruth Luque (JP), Guido Bellido (PL), Katy Ugarte (PL), Luis Aragón (AP) and Alejandro Soto (APP).
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The Government will carry its proposal entitled Special Attention Zone and will be presented by the president of the Council of Ministers, Mirtha Vásquez. The Vice Minister of Finance, Gustavo Guerra García, will also intervene.
The congressman Guido Bellido You will read the report on the commitments made at the meeting of August 29, 2021, when he was president of the Council of Ministers.
The tripartite dialogue is expected to conclude at 2:00 in the afternoon with agreements, upcoming activities and the date of the next meeting. “A solution has to be reached for the good of the country,” says the former president of the Chumbivilcas Defense Front. Carlos Quispe.
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Quispe refers that the community members will take two approaches to this appointment: a minority demands the annulment of Ministerial Resolution 372-MTC-2018, which classified this route as national. Among them are Ccapacmarca, Sayhua and Huascabamba.
But the majority demand they give them services of trucks and other vehicles on behalf of the company.
The former leader believes that if a solution is not reached, the Government must declare a state of emergency in the area.
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“Personal and economic interests of each community are already at stake, that’s why there are two groups. There are problems between communities, between leaders and that is not right. Apart from that, the economic situation we are experiencing. So, to put order, it is better to declare an emergency zone ”.
Manage conflicts in the best way
The premier Mirtha Vásquez expressed her faith in the appointment that will take place today. “We are going because we have a commitment to manage these conflicts in the best way and not as has been done at other times. Conflicts have to open spaces for debate And we hope that finally all the actors: the community, the company and the State, will sit down to see how to seek development for these communities, that is really at stake. I want to say that we arrived before the end of the year to resolve conflicts that exist in our country in a peaceful way, always seeking dialogue, ”said Vásquez.
The data
Route. Huininquire It is near the camp of The Bambas where trucks that transport the mineral are kept.