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• He Minister of Foreign Affairs He said that the Executive has not had participation in this future project and that it is a principle agreement signed only by those countries.
• Future project
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The chancellor Elmer Schialer clarified on Monday that Peru has not had for now formal coordination With the governments of Brazil or China regarding the Bioceanic Railroad project which would unite the Brazilian port of Ilheus with the Peruvian of Chancay.

“This is something that Brazil and China have discussed. We have to see the details of what it is, we have no more details than you (to journalists) I suppose that this is something bilateral that has been agreed by China, which is a great friend, and Brazil, but also from Peru, to see the interior, the Heartland, the Hinterland, as the geopolitics of Brazil, towards the Pacific coast, towards the Pacific coast. We will see, according to our abilities and interests, as it must then continue once it reaches the Peruvian-Brazilian border, “he said in statements to the press.

Schialer He said that it should be known as this railroad will connect with our country because if it is done by Mother of God Be careful in a series of protected areas that are environmentally very delicate.

“We have the thick idea, the seductive idea is something important, but we have no detail, a detail that will have to do it with great care and neat. This is a principle agreement that has been signed by China and Brazil, It is not a legally binding agreement in that sense, I believe that those are the first steps to take in that sense. Peru is an inescapable partner of this, but we have to see how we will implement it. There are several previous experiences such as IIRSA, “he said.

He Minister of Foreign Affairs He addressed this issue at his exit for the death of former chancellor José Antonio García Belaunde.

Future project

This Monday it was known that the governments of Brazil and China signed a cooperation agreement For a series of studies that will determine the viability of a railway line that connects the Brazilian state of Bahia with the Peruvian port of Chancay.

He Ministry of Transportation of Brazil He explained in a note that the participation of the Asian giant will be given through the Chinese public company State Railway Group, which will collaborate with the “economic, social and environmental” viability studies of that initiative.

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