Peru asks the US for a plan to combat drug trafficking like the one carried out in Colombia

The Peruvian Foreign Minister, Javier González-Olaecheaannounced this Sunday that he has asked the Secretary of State for help USAAntony Blinken, to develop a plan to fight drug trafficking like the one the North American country executed in Colombia.

“We are concerned about the production and export of the cocaine and its derivatives, that is why I proposed (to Blinken) the possibility of having a Plan Colombia appropriate to our national reality.”stated the chancellor in an interview with the newspaper El Comercio.

He explained that he had a formal meeting with the US Secretary of State, in which it was ““a very sincere and productive dialogue, where the quality of both parties as strategic partners has been reaffirmed.”

“I would be traveling in February to maintain the relationship at a high level and to give content and form to this agreement that I hope we can sign. He Peru “It is a cocaine exporting country and the United States has a population that demands the drug.”said González-Olaechea.

When the journalist asked him if within this “Peru Plan” American troops would be admitted, he said they had not discussed it yet.

“We have not discussed it, and if the case were presented we would follow the path established by the Constitution, that Parliament authorize the entry of specialized personnel to train the Police and the Armed forces“We need high-tech equipment and many things that Peru lacks,” Indian.

Peru is the second largest producer of cocaine in the world and each year the number of hectares dedicated to the cultivation of coca leaves is increasing, as demand from the international markets that the Andean country serves grows.

The largest volume of production is found in the Valley of the Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro (Vraem) rivers, but crops are expanding to areas of the Amazon and the border with Brazil, so control of these territories is complicated for the State. Peruvian.