2023-11-01 21:20:04
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On the night of Tuesday, October 31, the Boluarte Government published the list of eight Palace officials who are traveling with the president on the presidential plane to Washington DC, where the event will take place. These are Enrique Vílchez, general secretary; Jeaneth Rodríguez, aide-de-camp; Arturo Arciniega, protocol director; Eduardo Guerrero, advisor to the technical office; María Muriano, administrative assistant; Marco Apayco, commissioner of medical services; Jhon Janampa and Milagros Vargas, security personnel.
Each one will receive US$1,320 as travel expenses for three days; That is, the delegation will receive a total of US$10,560.
Previously, in the newspaper “El Peruano” he appeared the authorization to leave Foreign Minister Ana Gervasi.
The resolution that gives the green light to Gervasi’s trip details that he will leave the country with Boluarte on the presidential plane and that the travel expenses amounting to US$ 1,760 will be covered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The document through which the Executive Branch requests Congress to authorize the trip details that the president will participate on November 2 in the “Responsible Investment Forum” organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), at the headquarters of said institution. Likewise, the US Government has indicated that Boluarte may be accompanied by five senior officials, including the presence of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Economy, Ana Gervasi and Alex Contreras.
As well as the Peruvian ambassador to the United States, Gustavo Meza-Cuadra.
Dina Boluarte arrived in Washington on November 1
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On the other hand, the Executive had planned that a delegation of ten businessmen would accompany Boluarte, among them representatives of the Lima Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Exporters and the National Society of Industries. In dialogue with El Comercio, sources from these institutions denied having been invited by the Government and ruled out attending said forum.
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The Government’s request also states that the Peruvian Embassy in the US reported on the holding of a bilateral meeting between Boluarte and US President Joe Biden. This meeting has also been promoted by the president of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola.
However, sources from the Foreign Ministry told El Comercio that “the time and date” of said meeting has not yet been confirmed. On the other hand, Biden’s advisor on Latin American affairs, Juan Sebastián Gonzales, said that the president will seek to meet with Boluarte to address issues related to economic exchange, security, and the fight against drug trafficking, but did not provide further details.
“On November 3, the leaders will all be together in a room in the White House. But also the president [Biden] seeks to sit with President Dina Boluarte. He has not had the opportunity to have a bilateral meeting with her and wants to cover issues not only economic, but also security, combating drug trafficking,” he told RPP.
After learning of the authorization for his departure, Boluarte declared to the press that “he is not going for a walk” and also confirmed his meeting with Biden. “I have already been informed that I have confirmed the bilateral (meeting) with President Biden, so there we will work and talk about the Peru plan for this frontal fight against drug trafficking, for example, among other interests that the country has to seek greater and better investments,” he said.
It should be noted that Congress gave the green light on Monday to Boluarte’s trip from November 1 to 4 with 65 votes in favor, 42 against and 5 abstentions. In the request presented by Otárola, the cost of the trip and the names of the officials who would make up the delegation had not been detailed.
As part of its activities in the US, Boluarte plans to attend the “Responsible Investment Forum”, organized by the IDB, and parallel activities with representatives of the US Congress, the Department of the Treasury and the US Chamber of Commerce. US
This is the agenda:
Thursday, November 2, 2023
1) Meeting with representatives of the private sector – organized by the United States Chamber of Commerce. President has not confirmed her participation.
2) Responsible Investment Forum — organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), at the headquarters of said institution, with the participation of APEP leaders. The Forum will focus on the development of high-standard sustainable infrastructure projects and deepening economic integration in three priority supply chains: medical supplies, semiconductors and clean energy.
3) Reception in the US Congress with the APEP Leaders. The countries that are part of the bloc will be received at the Capitol to meet with US legislators.
4) Bilateral meetings with leaders.
5) Welcome dinner for APEP leaders. The Heads of State and Government of the countries that are part of the bloc have been invited to a welcome dinner, organized by the Atlantic Council think tank, which will be attended by senior US officials, as well as leaders of international financial institutions. , companies, academia and civil society.
Friday, November 3, 2023
1) APEP leaders’ working breakfast at the US Department of the Treasury. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will invite representatives of different countries to discuss the central challenges to strengthening more equitable economic growth.
2) Plenary meeting of APEP leaders at the White House. At this event, Boluarte will make an intervention on gender equality, women’s participation and empowerment, fight against corruption, etc. This meeting will be chaired by Biden and moderated by Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
3) Protocol photo of APEP Leaders.
4) Working lunch for APEP Leaders at the White House. It will also be led by Biden and Blinken.
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Questions
In dialogue with El Comercio, congressmen from Renovación Popular, Acción Popular, Perú Libre and Cambio Democratico questioned the lack of transparency of the Executive Branch regarding the trip.
For Luis Aragón (Popular Action), the Legislative Branch “should not have authorized said trip” or “at least set conditions.” “There is no political control,” he said regarding the fact that the list of the president’s companions was not known.
In his opinion, the authorization of Boluarte responds to “an alliance between the Executive and the Board of Directors.”
José Cueto, legislator from Renovación Popular, also questioned the lack of transparency of the Executive. “That’s why I don’t agree with that trip,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ruth Luque stated that “those who validated” the president’s departure from the country must “answer for the abuses that Mrs. Boluarte commits.” Likewise, she highlighted her position against “the law that authorizes virtual government” for being “unconstitutional.”
On the other hand, the spokesperson for Peru Libre, Margot Palacios, also criticized Boluarte’s trip within the framework of the arrival of the El Niño Phenomenon. Likewise, she recalled that her group is promoting a vacancy motion against the president due to her departures abroad. “I doubt that her departure will bring greater investment because Peruvian residents abroad have always expressed themselves against her due to the massacres in which several Peruvians died,” she said.
“They do not detail the budget they are spending on this and all of the trips. Nor has she said who is accompanying her. It is more than a million that has cost Boluarte her last three trips. To date, what results have her trips brought us? ”She questioned.
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Postures
Former Vice Chancellor Eduardo Ponce Vivanco considered that the president’s trips are not being given an adequate focus, “in the sense that it is taken as a political demerit or an unnecessary expense that Mrs. Boluarte undertakes trips abroad, despite the fact that “She is the president of the Republic.”
For Ponce Vivanco, this journey “is definitely more important” than the others that the president has made. For example, in comparison to her trip to Europe, in her opinion, she “was not well prepared.” “The interview with Pope Francis was very poor and he went to see the president of Germany, who has protocol functions,” she stressed.
“Regardless of her political background, she is the head of state, and as such she is invited to these trips. This invitation from APEP, which has been in existence for a year, responds to an initiative by President Biden, an initiative in which Peru participated with other countries such as Ecuador, Colombia, etc. […] Presidential trips are more positive than negative,” he noted.
“Not going would mean disrespecting the host, who is the president of the United States.” […] “I see no way to justify the criticism of this trip,” he added.
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The specialist in International Law Gattas Abugattas also criticized the questioning of the president’s trip.
“From what I understand, the meetings that Boluarte will hold are at a very high level, including the president and representatives of the US Congress, so, without a doubt, it is an important trip. […] Each of the activities has an objective, especially in the context of the recession and any negotiation in which the president can participate to get out of this situation is good,” he said.
On the other hand, Abugattas questioned the fact that precise details were not given about Boluarte’s meeting with President Biden. The internationalist estimated that the date and time of the meeting between Boluarte and Biden has probably not been specified because the “Israel – Hamas” conflict complicates the agendas of the US president and his peers from other nations.
“It is not something that should be of much concern as long as the meeting takes place,” he said.
Abugattas stressed that “at this point” the Government should have made the expenses and the delegation that will accompany the president transparent. “This is public information, which should be available to everyone, there is no reason to excuse the Presidency from providing information that, by law, it must provide,” he stressed.
On the other hand, the internationalist Francisco Belaunde “beyond the questions that may arise against the Boluarte government”, Peru is part of the APEP and is an “ally” of the US.
She also said that it seems that the president seeks to “appear in photos with world leaders to appear that they accept her.” For her, “it is very important to cleanse her image because it has a stain due to the number of deaths in the protests.”
Belaunde also considered that this trip is “more important” than the rest of the trips that the president has previously made.
“The trip to Europe was completely unnecessary in many ways. It makes no sense for him to say that he wanted to bring investments, especially because he knew that he had other trips nearby. […] Looks [a ojos de la opinión pública] that there were too many trips,” he said.
Belaunde also expressed surprise that the date and time of the meeting with Biden has not been confirmed. “It brings to mind what happened with the pope and at the United Nations, who took a photo with Biden and in the end it was just a greeting,” he said.
The specialist does not see a “meaning” to the possible meeting with Biden because it will be something “very protocol.”
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