August 10, 2024, 9:45 AM
August 10, 2024, 9:45 AM
Although the Government announced that The blockade in San Julian and Cuatro Cañadas had been liftedthanks to the signing of an eight-point agreement, The measure remained in place on Saturday morning. The protesters are awaiting the arrival of the commission that travelled to La Paz and the explanation of the scope of the agreement signed with the Government.
Luis Arce, a producer from San Julián, told EL DEBER that The commission had arrived early this Saturday morning to Viru Viru and that by noon the decision on whether or not to continue the blockade would be known.
“They are waiting for the commission’s report. They are waiting for that here in San Julián and once they explain it, they will decide. If (the bases) are not satisfied, the blockade continues”Arce said.
On Friday there were moments of tension between the transporters and the blockaders. These They decided to give Two-hour ‘humanitarian step’, and thus allowed the stranded transporters to continue their route.
According to the Ministry of Public Works, after a meeting that lasted 15 hours, which began on Thursday and lasted until early Friday morning, the official delegation of the Government and representatives of San Julián and Cuatro Cañadas They signed an eight-point agreement, with which “the demands of the mobilized sector are met.”
Among the points are the Deferral of credits for producers affected by rains and droughtsaccessibility for the small producer to SiBolivia program. In addition to prioritizing the construction of roads Brecha – Casarabe and Los Troncos crossing – Okinawa, free the import of agrochemicals with zero tariff and the development of a short law for the use of biotechnology.
On this last point, the Minister of Environment and Water, Alan Lisperguer, explained that it was one of the most sensitive and much debated issues. Finally, agreements were reached based on the understanding of current regulations.
“This debate has been important (…) to be able to proceed with an evaluation and subsequently to a release of two biotechnological events such as HD4 and Intacta These are requests that have been submitted to the Biosecurity Committee in the past week,” he said.
According to a report by the state news agency ABI, under Supreme Decree 3874, An evaluation will be carried out by the Biosafety Committee on these biotechnological events, which will be used for the production of biofuels, and this will subsequently be passed on to the Legislative Assembly for approval.
“We believe we have reached good agreements. Beyond a negotiation, I believe that it has been an exchange that serves both us as a national government to be able to address and adjust some policies, but we believe that our colleagues have also been able to receive information first hand,” he said.
The official government delegation It was made up of the Ministers of Public Works, Edgar Montaño; of Environment and Water, Alan Lisperguer; of Rural Development and Lands, Santos Condori; of Productive Development and Plural Economy, Néstor Huanca; and of Health, María Reneé Castro, as well as deputy ministers.
