on Monday reaffirmed that the High Seas Treaty signed by Peru aims to protect marine species from predation beyond Peruvian sovereignty's 200-mile limit.
Before Congress' Foreign Relations Commission, Ambassador Schialer stated that allowing the oceans to continue being affected by plastic pollution or the predation of their hydrobiological resources could jeopardize the country's future fishing sector, as there would be no marine resources left to catch.
"The benefits for Peru are not only in what can be prevented but also in what we will be able to demand, and that is the scientific research conducted on species in the high seas," he said.
The diplomat mentioned that Peru had informed national sectors and the fishing business guild's chairwoman that the implications of this treaty do not fall under national jurisdiction, but rather apply outside the 200-mile limit.
In remarks to the media, the ambassador also announced that the Directorate General of Treaties at the Foreign Affairs Ministry will gather opinions from all sectors of the country regarding this treaty, reaffirming what was stated prior to its signing.
On another note, Schialer reported that our Embassy in Israel has contacted Peruvians in the area, who were informed of the arrangements in place for their evacuation due to the bombings carried out in said country by Iran.
In this regard, he recalled that five Peruvian nationals were evacuated, at their request, to Jordan and Egypt.