Minister Armando Benedetti insisted that "Santa Rosa Island is not from Peru"

In the midst of the growing diplomatic tension between Colombia and Peru on Santa Rosa Island, Interior Minister Armando Benedetti again pronounced on the dispute. Through a message posted in his official X account, the official reiterated that this territory, according to the position of the Colombian Executive, does not belong to the neighboring nation.

Benedetti said he does not fear his critics and will continue to defend what he considers national sovereignty. “The only thing I ask my contradictors is to say things in front of me”the official wrote in a trill in which he pointed to the Peruvian newspaper El Comercio for not contacting him “never” to “contrast” certain information for the article Who is Armando Benedetti, the key man for Petro’s triumph and who “knows everything” from the president.

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The publication explores Benedetti’s trajectory in politics, from its passage through Uribismo and Holy to Petrismo, whose government made it the head of the political portfolio. Colombia’s former ambassador to Venezuela sentenced his trill With the slogan that “Santa Rosa Island is not from Peru”.

The island’s debate has sharpened since last July, When the Peruvian government officialized the creation of the district of Santa Rosa de Loreto in the province of Mariscal Ramón Castillaof the department of Loreto, border with Colombia and Brazil. Since then, Bogotá has argued that the island is not legally assigned to Peru and that its occupation is irregular, while Lima has reaffirmed its sovereignty and even delivered a protest note.

According to President Petro, Peru has breached the Rio de Janeiro protocol, a 1934 treaty that defined the Colombian-Peruvian border. The authorities of Peru, including President Dina Boluarte herself, argue that the island’s population feels and that the State has led institutionality for several years.

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An audio cited by news RCN contains more details of the posture of Minister Benedetti. “The only thing I ask is that they are not cowardly,” says the former congressman, who adds that he encourages him to “criticize” and “question” in front. “We are defending our sovereignty despite the fact that some upper class ladinos that have lost All lands and seas of this country want to do it again, “he said.

For a week, Colombia and Peru have exchanged protest notes. Bogotá also asked to reactivate the Permanent Mixed Commission for the Inspection of the Border (Comperif), which has not gathered since 2017. At the bottom of the discussion is the decrease in the flow of the Amazon riverthat could take Leticia from the tributary and harm her in her economy, her mobility and her social dynamics.

In public statements, Benedetti has indicated that if the parties do not agree on the commission, or if Peru does not access a meeting, the mess “is going to get ugly.”