on Wednesday expressed protest over the statements made by the Territorial Sovereignty Director at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Isla Santa Rosa, located in Loreto region, Peru.
In a communiqué, the Peruvian government agency reported the following:
During the First Technical Working Group on Border Security convened by the Amazonas Department (Colombia) Governorship and held in the city of Leticia, the Territorial Sovereignty Director at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Isla Santa Rosa would not belong to Peru and that it would be irregularly occupied by our country.
Regarding this matter, on this date, the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Colombian Charge d'Affaires to deliver a Note of Protest through which the Government of Peru reaffirmed its sovereignty and jurisdiction rights over Isla Santa Rosa.
Similarly, it expressed protest over the statements made by the aforementioned Colombian official.
Likewise, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its full support for the democratically elected authorities of the Peruvian populated center.
It must be noted that Isla Santa Rosa is located in Loreto region, just a few meters from the tripartite border among Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.