The president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, assured this Wednesday that "you don’t have to be afraid" to the citizen’s will when referring to his proposal for a referendum to convene a constituent assembly and trusted that it will be approved by Parliament.
Castillo traveled to the southern Andean city of Ayacucho to lead the VII Decentralized Council of Ministers, dedicated to the demands of the jungle Valley of the Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro rivers (VRAEM), and there he also mentioned the constitutional reform project presented on last Monday to the Legislative.
"There is no need to be afraid of it, there the citizen will express himself voluntarily and freely if he wants a new Constitution or not. There the citizen will express himself freely without any blackmail and without any fear"Castillo said about the proposed referendum to be held next October, along with the municipal elections in the country.
"We are sure that the Congress will be on the side of deep Peru and we are sure that they will approve it"Castillo said about the bill that has been harshly criticized by the opposition benches.
In this sense, the head of state considered it important that "take on the clamor of the people" in the steps that the project will follow in Congress to be debated and eventually approved.
During his visit to the VRAEM, before arriving in Ayacucho, the president demanded that his ministers attend to the demands of this southern region with "nature of urgency".
Castillo announced the creation of an executing unit to inject resources into the VRAEM in order to eradicate the redoubts of the armed band Sendero Luminoso in the area and the drug trafficking mafias based in its forest.
"The VRAEM is not a problem, it is a possibility and I believe that the opportunity has come for this important and productive area"he added.
Likewise, the Executive signed an agreement with the regional governments of Cusco, Huancavelica, Ayacucho, Apurímac and Junín, over which the VRAEM extends, to have flight hours in the aircraft of the armed forces to attend to emergencies, carry out aeromedical evacuations and transfer humanitarian aid to their localities.
