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Border Dispute in the Rainforest: Who Owns Santa Rosa?
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The small border territory is the scene of a sovereignty dispute between Bogotá and Lima, revived since Tuesday 5 August by statements by Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
Dina Boluarte Will Visit the Border Island Claimed by Gustavo Petro to Reaffirm Peruvian Sovereignty
Peru's president, Dina Boluarte, will travel to the border island over the Amazon River claimed by her Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, with the intention of reaffirming Peruvian sovereignty over this territory, where the municipality of Santa Rosa de Loreto is located.
Colombia accuses Peru of annexing an island in the Amazon. For the country it is about one of the last connections to the lifeline of the rainforest.
In a historic apartment of popularity, the president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, visits Chinería Island to deal first hand with the tension unleashed between her country and Colombia. Experts consulted by Sputnik valued the response to the crisis, but pointed out that, although she can play in favor, the president is far from being able to improve her image.
This has been confirmed by the president of the Peruvian government, Eduardo Arana, at a press conference gathered by the RPP in which he said that, with this visit, "we are responding in a frontal way to the social problems and to the challenges and challenges that we have in the community".
At a press conference of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Eduardo Arana confirmed that the head of State, Dina Boluarte, would travel to the district of Santa Rosa in the midst of the lim trofe dispute.
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