Original article: Chile y Perú activan comité migratorio en medio del falso discurso de “crisis” ya descartado en la frontera norte
The governments of Chile and Peru activated the Binational Migration Cooperation Committee on December 1st, aimed at addressing migration-related issues collaboratively, amidst misleading rhetoric regarding a «crisis» at the border between the two nations.
Despite a military buildup by Peru at the Chacalluta border crossing ordered by interim President José Jerí, calls for calm have emerged from various sectors. These include Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren; Public Security Minister Luis Cordero; Government Spokesperson Camila Vallejo; Interior and Public Security Undersecretaries Víctor Ramos and Rafael Collado; Arica Mayor Orlando Vargas; Director of the National Migration Service Eduardo Thayer; as well as Peruvian Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela and legal director of the Jesuit Migrants Service, Gabriela Hilliger, all of whom have rejected claims of an ongoing migration crisis in northern Chile.
Van Klaveren stated that both countries “maintain a continuous dialogue and cooperation on migration, which intensifies during complex situations like the current one at the northern border.”
“Peru made a sovereign decision regarding its borders and migratory management, not just with Chile but also with its other neighboring countries,” he noted.
He emphasized that officials from both nations are discussing through existing diplomatic...
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