Peruvian Foreign Ministry calls on the Chilean ambassador “for lack of collaboration” to address the migration crisis

He Ministry of Foreign Affairschaired by Ana Gervasi, summoned this Thursday the Chilean ambassador in Peru “to express his protest at the lack of collaboration shown by the Chilean police authorities” to address the migration crisis.

In a statement, the ministry indicated that it has held “working meetings” with the Chilean office since April 21 to “find, cooperatively, solutions that address the critical migratory and humanitarian situation in the area in the short and medium term.” of border”.

The portfolio declared itself confident that these meetings “produce concrete progress in resolving the migration crisis in the border area that affects both countries and the human rights of migrants” and expressed “its willingness to continue with the dialogue process ”.

Previously, the Chilean Foreign Ministry summoned the Peruvian ambassador after the statements made by the mayor of Tacna, Pascual Güisa, about the tension on the border.

“We must not allow an unnameable, and excuse me, irresponsible Chilean people, like its president, to be transferring problems to the border,” said Güisa.

For her part, the Chilean Minister of the Interior, Carolina Toháindicated that these statements “do not contribute in the slightest to taking charge of the type of phenomenon that we are dealing with and the role that corresponds to the authorities to handle it in the most appropriate way.”

However, Tohá affirmed that he maintains contact with Peru from the first moment, to see the transfer of people to their countries of origin and to coordinate humanitarian support.

“If they can’t move, they have conditions, especially when there are children and adolescents, so they don’t put them in a situation of greater vulnerability,” he said.