Pedro Castillo apologized “to the people”, but did not assure his presence in Junín

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo apologized to the carriers and farmers who are unemployed because of their statements last Friday when he indicated that “some leaders and leaders” were reportedly paid to protest in the Junín region.

“I want to clarify the country and I want to make it clear to my compatriots that, when I address the Peruvian people and in some of those statements there has been a misunderstanding and I have to clarify it by apologizing or forgiving the people; I have to do them a thousand times, because I never have bad intentions,” he said during a speech in the San Martin.

Despite the fact that the protesters in Junín have requested the presence of the head of state at the dialogue table, the president did not speak on this issue and only said that the Government will guarantee talks and the right to protest, in order to avoid some kind of persecution of leaders who carry just causes such as that of the carriers, farmers, peasants and teachers.

“A government that comes from that quarry, we are going to guarantee dialogue and the right to protest, that the leaders who are leading the struggle in the country and who lead a just cause like that of transporters, farmers, teachers are no longer persecuted,” he said.

Pedro Castillo announced that the instruction given to the Executive delegation in the city of Huancayo is that there should be “immediate solutions”, which will be announced in the next few hours.

“I welcome the willingness of our premier and ministers and in that role I must say that there is no need to hinder a communication channel, do it through dialogue, here is a space for openness in this Government, they have the doors of the PCM, the ministries and the Presidential Office,” he said.

The Peruvian president assured that dialogue must solve the great needs, some of which are historic, but which belong to those who have been postponed and forgotten for many years.

DIALOGUE COMMITTEE

The dialogue commission, headed by Prime Minister Aníbal Torres, arrived on Saturday morning in the city of Huancayo in the company of the Ministers of Justice, Feliz Chero; of Energy and Minas, Carlos Palacios; Economics, Carlos Graham; of the Interior, Alfonso Chávarry; and Agrarian Development and Irrigation, Óscar Zea. In addition, they are also accompanied by the deputy minister of the PCM, Jesús Quispe, some congressmen and Cardinal Pedro Barreto.

During the meeting at the Wanka. coliseum with leaders and representatives of guilds, we want to reach an agreement in order to install the High-Level Technical Table. “We seek dialogue to bring about solutions,” wrote the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) on its Twitter account.

The Government seeks to reach an understanding with leaders and demonstrators who demand measures in the face of rising fuel and fertilizer prices, which has an impact on the family economy, but have required, above all, the presence of the head of state or will continue with his demonstrations.

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