The Peru government reaffirmed that “There is no discussion“About lto Peruvian sovereignty of the Amazon District of Santa Rosa de Loreto, In response to the statements of the President Gustavo Petro, who assured, on Thursday, August 7, that It does not recognize neither the sovereignty nor the authorities of the Andean country in that border territory, an island in the middle of the Amazon river.
On Thursday, Peruvian Prime Minister Eduardo Arana, read from Santa Rosa de Loreto a statement of seven points signed by The president, Dina Boluarte, directed to Petro.
(See: In mid -September, sovereignty of Santa Rosa Island would be defined in the Amazon).
“We reiterate that there is no discussion about the sovereignty of Peru in the district of Santa Rosa de Loreto or any of our borders“Arana said to reject”categorically“The statements of the Colombian president.
Petro accused the Government of Peru, on Tuesday, August 5, to have “appropriate” from Santa Rosa de Loreto to Give a municipality category to a population administered by the Peruvian State for more than half a century, In an area that is currently linked to Chinería Island, assigned to Peru under the 1922 treaty that established the boundaries between the two countries in that water channel.
Inhabitants of Santa Rosa de Loreto.
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Santa Rosa is located on an island in the middle of the Amazonas River and next to Leticia (Colombia) and Tabatinga (Brazil) They make up the triple border that these three countries share in the Amazon river.
(See: How Peruvian is Santa Rosa? This is life on the Amazon Island that Colombia asks for).
For Peru it is one more part of Chinería Island and was responsible for administering this population since its inception without opposition from Colombia, which now argues that it is an independent island whose sovereignty should be assigned in a binational commission.
In his statement, Arana argued that the sovereignty of the aforementioned district “It is supported in the history and presence of institutions of the Peruvian State in this jurisdiction“
“Latin America, and especially South America, need to focus on development issues, investments, modernization of their infrastructure, fight against poverty, education and health, is that heads of state must concentrate their efforts“He said in response to Petro’s statements, that this Thursday was in Leticia to commemorate the battle of Boyacá, which sealed the independence of Colombia.
The prime minister added that Peru is a country that knows how to dialogue and solve problems with a peace vocation, But he warned that they have nothing to discuss. “We have always been firm in the defense of our territory and interests and there is no borderline different“He said.
(See: Santa Rosa, the small island that unleashed impasted between Colombia and Peru).
Santa Rosa de Loreto.
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Territorial Integrity Defense
Finally, Arana said that the Peruvian people must have the security and full confidence that the government and its authorities are watching out of national interests, the defense of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.
At the end of the document, both the ministerial cabinet and residents of the district shouted “Viva Santa Rosa de Loreto” and “Viva Peru”, and sang the Peruvian anthem with national flags.
Arana said that while the official Peruvian delegation made the official visit to this border corner, they heard Petro’s words, who was in Leticia, on the other side of the river, celebrating the third of his four years in office.
(See: The Petro government interoceanic train would cost $ 54.6 billion: when would it be ready).
“Colombia does not recognize the sovereignty of Peru on the so -called Santa Rosa Island and ignores de facto authorities imposed in the area“Petro said in Leticia, located in front of Santa Rosa, adding that The allocation of said island and others emerged in the Amazonas River after 1929, must be discussed in a Binational Commission and, ultimately, in international courts.
Petro expressed the Colombia willing to reactivate the Permanent Mixed Commission for the Inspection of the Colombo-Peruana Frontera (Comperif) And he confirmed that he received an invitation from the Peruvian government to participate in a meeting of this agency on September 11 and 12 in Lima.
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