The dialogue table organized by the PCM to find a way out of the conflict The Bambas —originally scheduled for this Saturday, May 7— was postponed to Tuesday, May 10, and will take place in the city of Tambobamba, located in the province of Cotabambas in Apurimac.
The change of dates was due to the fact that the community members belatedly accepted the meeting and, although they confirmed their attendance, they asked to change the place of the conclave from the Communal House of the Municipality of Tambobamba to the outskirts of the peasant community of Pumamarca.
In this sense, the PCM proposed the new date considering the “late communication and the consequent logistical and temporal difficulties to finalize the trip of the Executive’s High-Level Commission.”
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On the other hand, in a letter sent to Premier Aníbal Torres, the community members reiterated the need to repeal the state of emergency that weighs on the districts of Coyllurqui and Challhuahuacho as a result of the invasion of the land of the Las Bambas mine.
In said text they mention that as a “show of goodwill” they agree to meet with the PCM and the mining company, but in a territory that has not been declared an emergency, such as Pumamarca.
The day before, Edison Vargas, president of the Fuerabamba community, had already indicated that they were willing to dialogue, but with the assistance of their entire community and not just representatives. However, the state of emergency does not allow mass gatherings of people, so they would have chosen to change their location.
Meanwhile, more than 200 community members from the town of Huancuire continue stationed on the land of MMG Las Bambas, they could not be evicted in the operation carried out by the Police on April 27 and they state that they will stay in the place until they find a solution. to your demands.
