said on Wednesday he is confident Congress will approve the Executive Branch's request for delegated powers to be submitted by President Keiko Fujimori's administration.
He made the remarks while speaking to the press after participating in the Grand Civic-Military Parade led by the Head of State.
The Cabinet member said he is confident that even the opposition will vote in favor of the initiatives the Government will submit in order to combat crime.
The high-ranking official declined to provide specific details about the request for delegated powers, saying "some announcements" will be made on the matter soon.
"The Peruvian people's greatest demand at this time is for us to fight citizen insecurity. I am confident that even the opposition will vote in favor of the initiatives we are going to present," Espa said.
"I am not yet in a position to provide specific details, but we have been working intensively day and night, and we will be making some announcements soon," he added.
The government official noted that although the Chamber of Deputies—where the request for delegated powers will be considered—is presided over by the opposition, "it is a chamber made up of Peruvians."
Likewise, he urged lawmakers to look ahead and think about Peru.
"I am confident and greatly hopeful that all Peruvians will come together so that these five years will be five years of prosperity and progress on the reforms Peru and the vast majority of Peruvians need," the minister pointed out.
Relations with Mexico
Asked about bilateral relations with Mexico, Espa noted that the two countries are brother nations and have much in common culturally, so they cannot remain estranged.
"I am confident that we will soon be able to continue moving forward on that path of integration, which is what Peruvian diplomacy has always recognized," he expressed.