on Tuesday affirmed that differences must be overcome and point to the future with a long-term vision aimed at overcoming problems such as poverty —with unity, efforts, dialogue, and solidarity.
Within this framework, Torres stressed that these meetings constitute a space for dialogue, articulation, and intergovernmental coordination, in which the participation of civil society is promoted.
Likewise, he stressed that they are not secret meetings, adding that all Peruvians know about them.
"In some cases there are no minutes, but there are rapporteurships that are formed from the previous day. We are here because the community requests so," he emphasized.
Torres said that there are two realities in Peru: a media-related one constituted by a sector of the press, and an authentic one where authorities and civil society participate in decision-making to face the most urgent problems, which are not current but the outcome of abandonment over 200 years of republican life.
Furthermore, he said it is true that mining sector generates the greatest amount of resources, but it has not benefited the poorest citizens.
"We are not against mining (activities); we promote mining, but we demand that they pollute the environment less and less," he expressed.
Similarly, Torres mentioned that the government has solved most of the social conflicts that existed in Peru, adding that the Mining Corridor in Las Bambas issue is pending, which is about to be solved through dialogue.
"We have a State policy to avoid and prevent conflicts, but that does not prevent them from occurring in some places, and we must intervene to solve them," he added.
For the government —he stressed— the people come first, and "President Pedro Castillo's administration stands for all Peruvians."
Moreover, the Cabinet chief reiterated his critical view of monopolies and oligopolies.
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