Dialogue to stop blockade in Las Bambas is rescheduled until further notice

For this Tuesday, December 14, a meeting was scheduled between the representatives of the Executive, eight communities of Chumbivilcas and MMG The Bambas; however, it was not developed due to factors involving each party.

First, Víctor Villa, legal advisor for the province of Chumbivilcas, said on the eve of the scheduled meeting that they will not accept the dialogue since MMG Las Bambas’ offer did not meet their requests.

“This is a joke. We will not meet. We will not accept any meeting, “he told Reuters.

In that sense, Wilber Fuentes, president of the Front for the Defense of the Interests of the Province of Chumbivilcas, ratified this Wednesday to La República that no government or mining official approached to talk. In his opinion, this reflects that “they do not care” about the tense situation.

However, through a statement, the Council of Ministers detailed that last Monday, December 13, the counterproposal of eight communities of Chumbivilcas was sent to MMG Las Bambas for its analysis and respective evaluation.

“Once the response from the mining company has been received and as soon as possible, a new meeting will be called with the representatives of the aforementioned peasant communities,” noted the PCM.