This Monday, October 20, the 134th session of the National Agreement Forum in the Government Palace, headed by the president José Jeríin which representatives of the three powers of the State, political parties, regional and local governments, as well as civil society organizations participated.
The meeting was held in the midst of a crisis situation due to the wave of violence that is plaguing the country, which is why they jointly seek to find measures to fight against criminal organizations dedicated to extortion and other crimes.
According to Jerí, the Government has three central axes at this time: the fight against citizen insecurity, the guarantee of clean and safe elections, and the generation of economic conditions that allow attracting investments and meeting social expectations.
“Citizen insecurity is a task in which, despite efforts, the State has not acted in the best way. We have done the same and obtained the same or worse results. We must act differently to protect citizens,” he emphasized.
In the National Agreement, some issues have been taken into consideration with the idea of fighting organized crime and citizen insecurity. These include the reform of the Peruvian National Police and the security and criminal justice systems.
The study and modification of current legislation on the fight against illegal mining, illicit drug trafficking, extortion and human trafficking is also planned, to make the work of the Police, the Public Ministry and the Judiciary more effective in the fight against these scourges.
Finally, we will seek to strengthen prevention and social participation through urban planning actions and work with the population at risk, mainly adolescents.
At the close of the meeting, the executive secretary of the National Agreement, Max Hernández Camarero, asked that dialogue be maintained as a prevention of future conflicts, in order to regain the trust of citizens in State institutions, the private sector and civil organizations.
“I believe that the National Agreement is bringing together, at this moment, a fundamental space for dialogue in favor of the common well-being, but it is also becoming a kind of great acting gear to carry out the tasks we have, which are, essentially, preserving democracy,” he said.
The president of the Council of Ministers, Ernesto Álvarez Miranda, also participated in the forum; the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Walter Martínez Laura; the Minister of Health, Luis Quiroz Avilés; the Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations, Sandra Gutiérrez Cuba; the vice president of the Assembly of Regional Governors (ANGR) and regional governor of Callao, Ciro Castillo Rojo; the president of the Association of Municipalities of Peru (AMPE) and provincial mayor of Huancayo, Dennys Cuba River.
In addition, the president of the Judiciary, Janet Tello; the third vice president of Congress, Ilich López; the president of the National Elections Jury (JNE), Roberto Burneo Bermejo; the president of the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), Piero Corvetto Salinas; the head of the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (Reniec), Carmen Velarde Koechlin; the ombudsman, Josué Gutiérrez Cóndor; as well as representatives of political parties, professional associations of Peru, the Peruvian Episcopal Conference, among other authorities and members of civil society.
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