The chancellor Elmer Schialer He sent a message to the Colombian President Gustavo Petro around controversy for the sovereignty of Santa Rosa Island, In the Amazon river. This Monday 18. During your presentation at the Congress Foreign Relations Commissionthe minister stressed that the current treaties Between Peru and Colombia they cannot be altered.
“I must point out that it cannot depart, redesign, or restore, what has already been separated in a solemnly accepted treaty. In addition to signed, it has been approved by the national congresses and ratified by them in the exchange of instruments. That is, the comperif is a purely technical institution that ensures health in the field of the agreed, in this case the Solomon Treaty Lozano. already established, “said the Foreign Minister.
Schialer recalled that in June 2025 Peru and Colombia had agreed to carry out in Bogotá the XIV Comperif Meeting. However, on August 6, the Peruvian Foreign Ministry proposed to advance the meeting for September 11 and 12 in Lima, in order to promptly address the situation.
The next day, on August 7, the Presidency of Colombia released a statement in which it reiterated its questioning of Peruvian sovereignty about Santa Rosa. That same day, President Gustavo Petro announced the beginning of a “possible dialogue with Peru through the Comperif”, and said that his country does not accept what he called “unilateral annexing act of Santa Rosa Island by Peru.”
Within that framework, the Foreign Minister explained to the Congress that the Comperif (Permanent Mixed Commission for the Inspection of the Colombo-Peruvian border) is not a space to review or restore treaties, but a strictly technical mechanism that ensures compliance with what has already been agreed in the Solomon Lozano Treaty.
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Minister of Defense also spoke about territorial tension
In the Foreign Relations Commission of the Congress, the Minister of Defense, Walter Astudillo, presented the position of the government against the recent statements of Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Santa Rosa Island and assured that the Military Forces of Peru are prepared to face any problem at the border.
“Peru exercises blunt sovereignty on Chinería Island and corresponds to all Peruvians defending it. The Armed Forces remain in preparation and training with the means available to carry out military actions and deal with national security threats,” said the Minister of Defense during his speech.
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