Last Wednesday, the
OAS disclosed in a statement —after an extraordinary meeting— its concern over the serious environmental, economic, and social consequences of the spill.
Likewise, it expressed solidarity and support to the people and Government of Peru over this tragic event.
"The
Foreign Affairs Ministry focuses not only on foreign policy, but also on domestic events such as the oil spill; therefore, it has promoted the OAS Declaration that has an effect on international collaboration," he told TVPeru on Thursday night.
In this sense, the Cabinet member explained that there are other forms of cooperation from other international organizations and countries, not only to make a diagnosis of what happened, "but also to value and evaluate the consequences of remediation (…)."
"I believe that international cooperation can be deepened so as to contribute to the Government that is interested in solving this problem efficiently and promptly," he specified.
Moreover, Landa affirmed that the valuation of the damage will correspond "to a line of investigation and prosecution that corresponds in such cases."
"The
OAS made very clear the dramatic situation that occurred; it is up to the agencies and governments in charge of this case to solve it efficiently, promptly, and with a focus on the affected residents, because this is not only an environmental issue that is harmful to our ecosystem, but there are also families affected," he concluded.
Oil spill
The ecological disaster was caused by the spill of more than 11,000 barrels of crude oil at La Pampilla maritime terminal, which is operated by the Spanish company Repsol.