Minister Rubén Ramírez: Carlos Jaico would have to explain in what context he met with Repsol

Updated on 01/28/2022 10:47 am

The Minister of the Environment, Ruben Ramirez, denied having knowledge of any meeting that the Secretary General of the Presidential Office, Carlos Jaico, could have had with representatives of Repsol in a reserved session at the Embassy of Spain.

“[¿Qué opina sobre esta reunión?] I don’t know”, responded to the press when asked about the report issued by Latina this Thursday in which an alleged meeting between Jaico and Repsol was reported at the Spanish Embassy on Monday, January 24.

“The truth is I don’t know under what context it was gathered. We as the Ministry of the Environment meet for purely technical issues. The person should be asked in what context they have met […] Mr. Jaico would have to explain”, added minutes later.

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Latina reported on an alleged appointment that Carlos Jaico held in a reserved manner with representatives of the Repsol company, responsible for oil spills that in recent days have affected the sea and the shores of several districts in Lima and Callao.

According to the journalistic report, Pedro Castillo was unaware of the meeting between his secretary and representatives of the company that is accused of being responsible for the damage to the ecosystem, productive activities of fishermen and small businessmen, as a result of the oil spill.

On Tuesday, January 25, the Spanish ambassador Alejandro Alvargonzález met at the Government Palace with Pedro Castillo and the head of the Ministerial Cabinet, Mirtha Vásquez. It is in this meeting that the European diplomat would have revealed to the president the appointment between Carlos Jaico and representatives of Repsol.

Rubén Ramírez insisted that the meetings that his sector has had on this subject have been technical and of an official nature.

“I have technical meetings, official technical coordination only for this issue”, he asserted.

It should be noted that the Judiciary issued this morning an 18-month ban on leaving the country against four representatives of the Repsol company as part of the investigations into the oil spill that has damaged the sea and the shores of several districts of Lima and Callao. .