Leaders of the communities surrounding the mining operations The Bambasin the Apurimac region, they ask to meet with President Pedro Castillo to find a way out of the social conflict that has been paralyzed for more than a month.
After talking with the new Minister of Energy and Mines, Alessandra Herrerain the Government Palace, left without any agreement.
“No progress has been made. We await a meeting with President Castillo. They are evaluating. We want to be heard by the president himself because there is information that is being distorted. We have exhausted dialogues with the premier, ministers, and where are we going to turn? said Edison Vargas Huillcaleader of the Fuerabamba community, when leaving the headquarters of the Executive.
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Felimon Portilla and Rubén Chávez Abarca, from Fuerabamba, entered with him. Also, Richart Lima Pinarez, from the Chuicuni community; Edgar Lima Huamanchoque, Sixto Aguilar Alvarez and Dante Farfán Quispe, from Chila; Walter Melon Quispe, from Choquera; Erver Alarcón Gongora and Rene Romero Contreras, from Choqueare; David Huillca Puma and Jose Luis Yucra Gutierrez, from Chuicuni. Also Zenon Paniura Flores, Lucho Rimayhuaman Ccahuana, Sabino Flores Paniura, Yorka Flores Reynoso, Hilda Loaiza Araujo, from Pumamarca.
They arrived at 5:30 in the afternoon, but had to wait for the Council of Ministers session to end. Although they had been summoned by the head of Energy and Mines, Carlos Palacios, they went to look for his successor. Indeed, Herrera received them and they were the Minister of Justice, Félix Chero; the Vice Minister of Governance, Jesús Quispe Arones; and the Deputy Minister of Mines, Kensy Mayta. They spoke for about half an hour in facilities of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
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“They say that they are evaluating an emergency lifting. There are many breaches. Certain officials are more with the company. Tomorrow (today) we will wait if Castillo welcomes us. If he does not receive us, we will evaluate what to do with the presidents of the communities”, expressed Vargas.
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Condition. The six peasant communities that maintain their measure of force against the mining company MMG Las Bambas They demand that, while the negotiations are taking place, the mining activity is not restarted, They fear that the agreements will be breached.