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Once again, the attempt at dialogue between the six communities of Apurimacthe Presidency of the Council of Ministers and The Bambas did not come to fruition. On this occasion, the community leaders did not attend the call made by the Government for yesterday, Sunday, because the invitation would have arrived too late.
The delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Roberto Sánchez, was present at 10:00 am in the synthetic field of the Higher Technological Institute of the Challhuahuacho district, but the representatives of the Fuerabamba, Huancuire, Chila, Choaquere, Chuicuni and Pumamarca communities did not arrive at the scene. Only some community representatives attended the appointment, who expressed that they were belatedly communicated about the meeting.
This group informed the delegation that they are willing to talk and that they will wait for an official document for the meeting from the Executive Committee, and in a communal assembly they will determine the place and date of the next meeting.
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In communication with La República, the president of the community of Huancuire, Romualdo Ochoa pointed out that the invitation document only reached the leaders on Saturday night, so they have not had time to coordinate with the community members. “At the last minute they tell us (about the meeting) and we have to decide in an assembly to attend these invitations,” he said.
However, the leader reiterated that they are ready to talk with the government, but he also mentioned that they will demand that it be repealed the supreme decree declaring the districts of Challhuahuacho and Coyllurqui in a state of emergency, from the Apurimac region. “We can’t talk while they have a knife to our neck,” said the community president.
This medium tried to communicate with the rest of the leaders, but they did not respond to our call, although the president of Fuerabamba, Edison Vargas, He had already announced last Saturday that he would not attend the meeting due to the delay in sending the documentation.
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In the afternoon hours, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers He sent a multiple letter to the six leaders to invite them to a new working meeting with the high – level commission of the Executive Branch on Tuesday , May 17 .
It is specified that the appointment will be in the synthetic field of the Higher Institute of Challhuahuacho, at 10:00 am
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Paralyzed. Las Bambas has not operated since April 18, after Fuerabamba and later Huancuire entered the mining property. Another 4 communities have joined the protest.
