and not extend it to 48 hours, as had been announced.
This was reported following a meeting held at the Council of Ministers headquarters on Monday night, during which it was agreed that transport services would be restored starting this Tuesday.
"The strike is being lifted, and the measure will not continue," the Cabinet chief said following more than three hours of talks with the transport operators.
Arana stated that another agreement is to establish a permanent working group between the Executive Branch and the transport sector to analyze and define actions aimed at improving the safety of transport workers and passengers, as well as addressing specific issues.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the government is directly committed to tackling the "social scourge" of extortion.
The government official clarified that at no point has any spokesperson from the Executive Branch attempted to downplay the death of a transport driver.
"On the contrary, we have the strongest and fullest commitment to express our appreciation and solidarity with the family of the driver who passed away, and we also extend our solidarity to all drivers and all transport associations," he stated.
Arana added that all extortion cases should be reported directly and that no one should give in to criminals' blackmail.
He noted that it is essential for the Peruvian National Police to receive these reports in order to take action promptly.
The meeting was also attended by Ministers Cesar Sandoval (Transportation and Communications), Raul Perez-Reyes (Economy and Finance), and Carlos Malaver (Interior).