With map in hand, Víctor Andrés García BelaundeExeger by Popular Action (AP), analyze politically and with a historical vision the diplomatic impasse generated by the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petrowho does not know our sovereignty about Chinería Island located in the district of Santa Rosa de Loreto.
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, does not know our sovereignty about Chinería Island, an issue that was already settled by the 1922 treaty.
Fully settled and for the benefit of them in addition, because it was a detachment and a very generous attitude of the Peruvian government, by Augusto B. Leguía, who wanted to give Colombia much more than it was up to him, and that allowed Colombia to have a riverside border above the Amazon. Petro is opening a wound that did not exist, he is ignoring 100 years of fraternity with the brother people of Colombia for strictly political and personal matters, his hatred and his resentment towards Mrs. Dina Boluarte is manifest, (…) is creating a problem that did not exist. I think that when you leave that enmity and we will return to the peaceful and harmonious coexistence that we have always had.
What was the situation when the 1922 treaty was signed?
Leguía was a dictator who ruled from 19 to 30, vain, autocrat, who wanted to close borders. (…) With Colombia it had absolute generosity. He received Lozano, Minister of Colombia, accepted a draft and based on that a treaty (in 1922) was made without consulting with anything or anyone – very dangerous; He accepted practically what Colombians wanted. (…) Putumayo and Caquetá rivers, which were initially nearby and parallel rivers, then open and create an immense territory that Leguía ignored and yielded happily to Colombia, 112 thousand square kilometers, but not only that, Colombia wanted to have access to the Amazon River and for that Leguía gives it a trapeze that is an artifice and that a cartoon had to do. (…) In 1934, in Rio de Janeiro the final protocol is signed and Leticia is given to Colombia. They return it, although it followed (the population) protesting and struggling. Who were in that negotiation? Víctor Maurtua, Alberto Ulloa, Víctor Andrés García Belaunde my grandfather and in fourth place, supporting the delegation, Raúl Porras Barrenechea. That is the protocol that ended with the incident. (…) They have been 100 years of a fruitful relationship that unfortunately Gustavo Petro wants to fall thinking about his personal interests.
And amid serious complaints …
And it is forgotten that Peru gave Colombia to Colombia and that after 100 years we are not going to give him Santa Rosa, in any way. The gifts were made at the time, for 100 years Colombia has lived with Peru, it is not entitled to change the conditions and now pretend that Peru, in addition to what has already been given, gives it something else, in this case Santa Rosa.
How much more can this situation climb? Peru will present a protest note before the Colombian Foreign Ministry for the overflow of a Tucano plane over Peruvian territory.
That seems very good to me. Peru cannot keep your arms crossed, you have to show firmness and your legitimate reason. It cannot be allowed to be overwhelmed or mistreated by a Pichicatero president, in any way. (…) I think that if things follow as Peru are to break relations with Colombia, you cannot allow a president with so many personal and political problems to want to use Peru to raise her poor popular support in Colombia.
