Peruvian and Chilean soldiers reinforce the border
The Peruvian and Chilean authorities reinforce security measures at the border. There are more checkpoints and civil registration.
Migrants camp in Tacna
A group of Venezuelan, Colombian, Haitian and Ecuadorian migrants camp in Plaza Grau, in tacnawhile they wait for a solution to the situation in which Peru – Chile border.
Soldiers arrived at the Peru-Chile border, but militarization of the area is ruled out
The Defense Minister, Jorge Chávez, specified that the military will support surveillance work “from one hundred meters to the rear.”
Despite the arrival of a military contingent of 300 troops at the border with Chile, Defense Minister Jorge Chávez denied this Friday that the area will be “militarized” and stressed that he will respect a binational agreement for the Armed Forces to keep at least one hundred meters from the border area.
Defense Minister responded to complaints on the Peru-Chile border
The Minister of Defense, Jorge Chávez, responded to the complaint about the Chilean police officers who are facilitating the entry of foreign migrants into Peru.
“It is a subject that is under investigation. All issues related to the international law framework are being reviewed by the Foreign Ministry,” he told the media in the border area where he arrived with a military contingent to help the PNP.
Military contingent arrived at the border between Peru and Chile
A military contingent arrived, with Defense Minister Jorge Chávez, at the border between Peru and Chile to support the members of the Peruvian National Police (PNP).
The Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Glory of the Fountain, indicated that the foreign ministry of his country had been in talks for several weeks with the Peruvian government seeking the possibility of solving this problem that has worsened in recent days. “What we have been discussing with the Peruvian government is precisely the possibility of creating conditions for either an air or land humanitarian corridor, which implies, of course, also having a commitment with other countries in the region or looking for some other solution” .
Foreign Ministry: reinforcement of control respects international humanitarian law
The measures implemented to strengthen control at Peru’s borders are framed within existing international agreements and international humanitarian law, the Foreign Relations Ministry said.
peter wayhead of the General Directorate of America of the Peruvian Foreign Ministry, indicated that these provisions also have the objective of “effectively confronting a series of crimes in those border areas.”
After emphasizing that these are temporary measures, the official stressed that These “are respectful of the norms of international humanitarian law, as well as existing bilateral agreements with neighboring countries.”
Camino also indicated that A work team has been formed in which the foreign ministries of Peru and Chile participatemade up of officials from the political, border and consular areas of each of these entities.
The work that this group developed seeks, “from a comprehensive and humanitarian perspective, to address aspects related to this migration crisis on our southern border,” referred.
The context in which this topic has been developed demands immediate solutions in various aspects but also others that require a higher level of coordinationthe official said.
Minister of Defense at the border
Defense Minister Jorge Chávez will arrive shortly at the Peru-Chile border to verify the situation of migrants in situ and meet with military and police commanders in order to reinforce protection in the border area.
Foreigners ask for attention and cry desperately to be able to cross the border. They maintain that there are many sick people and they need medicine. There are also children and they do not have the necessary sanitary measures.
