The plenary session of the Congress ended after having heard the responses of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cesar Landa, in an interpellation that lasted almost 6 hours. Among the events that marked this day is the announcement of a motion of censure, which will be presented by the bench of People’s Renewal. This was announced by Congressman Jorge Montoya during his speech.
Interpellation to César Landa
Foreign Minister Landa is questioned
Minister of Foreign Affairs culminates his participation in the Plenary
After answering questions from Congress, Foreign Minister César Landa went out of the Hemicycle, the session was suspended for a short time so that Landa Arroyo can withdraw and thus end his speech in plenary.
Foreign Minister Landa explains response given to the Vatican representative
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, César Landa, clarified that the explanation given to the Vatican representative was only part of what was discussed during his visit to the Holy See.
Minister César Landa responds to interventions by congressmen
After the round of interventions and responses from the legislators, the president of Congress, José Williams, gave the floor to Foreign Minister César Landa to make a statement or respond to the statements of Parliament.
Criticism of Foreign Minister Landa for “lying” to the Vatican representative
Congressmen Jorge Montoya and María del Carmen Alva criticized César Landa for not revealing to the Vatican representative the reason why President Pedro Castillo was unable to reach the Holy See.
Congressman Jorge Montoya announces motion of censure against Landa
During his speech at the plenary session, congressman Jorge Montoya of the Popular Renovation caucus announced that he would raise a motion of censure against the Minister of Foreign Affairs, César Landa.
Landa finished responding
Minister César Landa finished responding to the questions raised in the interpellatory statement. Now it is up to the Plenary to move on to the corresponding debate.
About the Convention
The Minister of Foreign Affairs answers question 24 on Peru’s position regarding the Sea Convention (Convemar).
On expression related to the Malvinas Islands
The Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that Peru has long supported the sovereignty that assists Argentina over the Malvinas Islands. Likewise, he maintained that relations with the United Kingdom have not been affected, which can be verified after the visa requirement to enter its territory was eliminated.
On Pedro Castillo’s speech at the UN
Landa maintained that the speech issued by President Pedro Castillo before the UN was drafted based on contributions from the Foreign Ministry and the Presidency.
Questions about Morocco and the Saharawi Arab Republic
As César Landa mentioned at the beginning, so far the questions cover the issue of Peru’s relations with the Saharawi Arab Republic. He has also been questioned about relations with Morocco.
Landa on links with the Saharawi Arab Republic
The foreign minister maintains that Peru decided to resume relations with the Saharawi Arab Republic in order to return to the country’s historical position. Likewise, he expresses that despite the fact that the Fujimori government decided to suspend said relations, no documentation on this has been found in his sector.
Bilateral relations with the Saharawi Arab Republic
César Landa states that it is important to delve into bilateral relations with the Saharawi Arab Republic, since more than 50% of the questions in the interpellatory document are related to this topic.
Congress intervention time
The spokespersons of the benches will have a maximum time of 5 minutes to intervene during the interpellation. Meanwhile, the non-grouped parliamentarians will have a maximum of 3 minutes between all of them to participate.
Chancellor enters the hemicycle
César Landa enters the Chamber of Congress. The head of Parliament, José Williams, begins the questioning session.
Interpellation debate will last two hours
According to an agreement of the Board of Spokespersons, the debate that the Plenary will carry out after the questioning session of Foreign Minister César Landa will last 2 hours.
Popular Renewal promoted interpellation
The Popular Renovation bench promoted the interpellation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs due to the position shown by the Executive regarding the country’s foreign policy.
Interpellation to César Landa
The interpellation motion against Foreign Minister César Landa was approved in plenary with 58 votes in favor, 46 against and six abstentions on October 13.
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The chancellor Cesar Landa will go to Congress this Friday 21 to answer an interpellatory statement of 31 questions about the position expressed by the president peter castle regarding Peru’s foreign policy during the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations.
The interpellation motion, promoted by the bench of People’s Renewalmaintains that the president had an inappropriate intervention due to the expressions he made about the Malvinas Islands.
“In the same conviction, Peru fully recognizes the sovereign rights of the Argentine Republic in the Malvinas Islands and we demand that the parties begin consultations and negotiations to achieve this imperative objective”, he said on that occasion.
Likewise, it is argued that the Minister of Foreign Affairs justified the establishment of a diplomatic representation in Ramallah (Palestine) during his presentation before the HR Commission. USA in Parliament.
The interpellation motion was approved with 58 votes in favor, 46 against and six abstentions on October 13. The head of the Legislative, José Williams Zapata, suggested that Landa go to the hemicycle on Wednesday 19; however, the date had to be discarded because the Chancellor had a scheduled trip to Mexico and various European countriesand he would only be back in Peru on Friday the 21st. For this reason, the interrogation session was scheduled for the same day of his arrival on Peruvian soil.
Facing it, Landa confirmed his attendance before the national representation to explain the scope of his work in the Foreign Relations portfolio and the relations established with other countries that have been questioned by Parliament.
“I will once again go to the Congress of the Republic to answer the questions posed – this time – in the interpellation document, explaining again Peru’s foreign policy and the work of the Peruvian Foreign Ministry,” he wrote on his Twitter account.
