Las Bambas: communities agree to continue dialogue with the government until the end of the month to reach an agreement

Six communities supporting social conflict with mining company MMG Las Bambas in the province CotabambasApurimac region, on Tuesday agreed to continue the dialogue and agreed to a new meeting with the central government on August 11 next year to meet their demands.

The communities maintained their blockade measure for almost two months, which paralyzed the mining company for 57 days, resulting in economic losses for the Apurimac region. However, now they have demonstrated their readiness to continue the dialogue.

” executive branch will convene the peasant communities on the agenda of the convicts, the date of which will be August 11, 2022, with the participation of MINJUSDH and communities representing this problem. The place of the meeting is being specified.” is indicated in the protocols certifying the agreements in which the representatives Bamboo.

The government will also take into account that “the discussion of new agendas in sub-working groups will not be prohibited,” the minutes say. This will allow new commitments to be negotiated and not to limit negotiations to consideration of previously reached agreements with the communities.

For his part, Las Bambas noted that the community of Huanquire has not yet given up land earmarked for the expansion project and warns of the presence of illegal mining in the area.

Communities wanted to resume protests

The day before, representatives of the six communities of Cotabambas described the executive’s dialogue tables as “disastrous” and condemned the mining company bambas and the state forced them to sign the act.

They demanded an immediate resolution of priority public agendas and an end to the criminalization of leaders and residents who are taking action to combat alleged abuses perpetrated by the authorities. Mining company MMG Las Bambas.

Las Bambas does not want to give more money

Chinese Ambassador to Peru Liang Yu said a few weeks ago that Las Bambas is unwilling to give more money to communities in Apurimac that are demanding the performance of alleged obligations by the mining company and have brought production to a halt due to land grabbing. and roadblocks in recent months.

In an interview with the Gestión newspaper, Yu recalled that “each member of the community received over S$1 million” and pointed out that if the company gave in to its new demands for more payments, “it would affect” Peru’s entire image. “and not only the Chinese mining company, “because there will be no more investment.