Antauro Humala Proposes that Peru Recover Arica and Tarapacá “by Diplomatic or Armed Means” and Unleash Criticism in Chile
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Former military officer Antauro Humala proposes an anti-democratic and violent project that seeks to recover Chilean territories through weapons.
Concern and cross-cutting repudiation caused the statements of Peruvian politician Antauro Humala, who said that if candidate Roberto Sánchez won the presidential elections, they would push an offensive to recover Arica and Tarapacá, either through diplomatic or armed channels. In fact, Humala also raised the need to revise the Ancon treaty and the Lima treaty of 1929, two relevant agreements that defined the definitive limits between the two na…
Antauro Humala said his organization is working alongside the party Sánchez, Juntos por el Perú (JP), for the second round that will take place on June 17.
Representatives Catalina del Real, Francesca Muñoz, Stephan Schubert and Álvaro Carter described the Peruvian politician’s statements as “unacceptable” and emphasized that territorial integrity is not subject to debate. Meanwhile, regarding Peru’s purchase of F-16 aircraft, legislators said that, while it is a sovereign decision, it should not be used as “a tool of intimidation.”
In addition, he assessed the situation by referring to a letter to the director of the former defense minister, Jorge Burgos, who questioned the deterioration of Chile's deterrent capacity in the face of the Peruvian purchase of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighters and the change that it implies in regional balance. For her part, the Republican deputy, Catalina del Real, said that Humala's sayings are nothing more than a “desperate reaction th…
The statements of Peruvian politician Antauro Humala, who suggested the possibility of "recovering" the regions of Arica and Tarapacá in northern Chile, generated a rapid response from various Chilean authorities. These statements emerged in the context of the presidential elections in Peru, where Humala linked the hypothetical victory of candidate Roberto Sánchez with a territorial offensive. From Arica, local authorities called for caution, ca…
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