encounters. This Monday, November 21, the High Level Group of the Organization of American States (OAS) will meet with the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo; the head of Congress Jose Williams Zapata; and the president of the Judiciary, Elvia Barrios.
According to the schedule provisional mission of the OAS, the first activity will begin at 8:00 and will last until 9:45 in the morning. In this sense, the working group will meet with the Head of State, who will be accompanied by the Vice President of the Republic, Dina Boluarte, and the foreign ministerCesar Landa, in the Government Palace.
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OAS delegation arrives at the Government Palace
The OAS High Level Group arrived at the Government Palace to begin the meeting that is scheduled with the Head of State. The meeting has agreed to be held from 8:00 to 9:45 in the morning.
Prior to the meeting, State ministers arrive at the Palace
According to the provisional agenda, the OAS delegation would hold a meeting with President Pedro Castillo, as well as with Foreign Minister César Landa and Vice President Dina Boluarte.
However, minutes before the meeting begins, state ministers arrived at the Government Palace. This is the case of the holder of the Foreign Trade and Tourism portfolio.
Following this, the OAS delegation will hold a meeting with the head of the Board of Directors of the Congress, José Williams Zapata. This meeting will take place from 10:00 am to 11:20 am at the facilities of the Legislative Palace.
After that, the High Level Group will also meet with the heads of the parliamentary caucuses for an hour and a half (11:30 am – 1:00 pm).
In the afternoon, the mission of the international organization has also agreed to meet with the president of the Power of attorney and of the Supreme Court of Justice: Elvia Barrios. According to the provisional agenda, the meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m. and end at 4:00 p.m.
It is also mentioned that the High Level Group He will meet with political representatives and civil society.
It is worth noting that, on this first day of activities, the National Prosecutor, Patricia Benavideswho investigates Terrones Castle, was included in the round of meetings, according to sources from this autonomous body.
Regarding Tuesday, November 22, the OAS mission will again hold meetings with political representatives and civil society during the day.
This visit will take place in the midst of a conflict between the Government and the Congress behind the request for a question of confidence raised by the head of the Council of Ministers, Aníbal Torreslast Thursday in plenary session of Parliament, in addition to the approval of the Report of the constitutional complaint of the Prosecutor’s Office against Pedro Castillo on the Subcommittee on Accusations.
Who is part of the OAS mission?
The High Level Group —which arrived on Sunday, November 20— is made up of the foreign ministers of Argentina, Santiago Cafiero; of belize, Eamon Courtenay; of Ecuador, Juan Carlos Holguin; of Guatemala, Mario Adolfo Bucaro; and of ParaguayanJulio Cesar Arriola.
Likewise, there is also the Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs of Colombia, Laura Gil; the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa RicaChristian Guillermet, and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguayan Eladio Loizaga, who will officiate as representative of the OAS General Secretariat.
