US EditionPetro Escalates Border Dispute with Peru over Amazon Island: “The Treaty Was Violated”
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that Colombia does not recognize Peru's sovereignty over Santa Rosa Island, claiming it violates the 1934 Rio de Janeiro Protocol.
- Petro criticized Peru's creation of the Santa Rosa de Loreto district, asserting that the island must be jointly evaluated according to previous agreements.
- Peruvian Prime Minister Eduardo Arana reaffirmed Peru's claim to the territory in response to Petro's accusations, stating that Santa Rosa is under Peru's jurisdiction.
- Both countries have strained diplomatic relations since December 2022, with Colombia and Peru only retaining ties at the chargé d'affaires level.
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einnews.comPetro escalates border dispute with Peru over Amazon island: “The treaty was violated”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro escalated a diplomatic conflict with Peru on Thursday by accusing Lima of violating border treaties over the disputed sovereignty of Santa Rosa Island, located in the Amazon River. “Colombia does not recognize Peru’s sovereignty over the so-called Santa Rosa Island and does not recognize the de facto authorities,” Petro declared from Leticia, a Colombian border city that, for the first time, hosted the country’s
The small island of Santa Rosa, in the Amazon, is at the center of a growing diplomatic dispute between Peru and Colombia. Located in the Amazon River, in the tri-border area with Brazil, Santa Rosa's sovereignty…
By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo and Jimena De la Quintana, CNN en Español The small island of Santa Rosa in the Amazon is at the center of a growing diplomatic controversy between Peru and Colombia. Located in the Amazon River, in the triple border area with Brazil, Santa Rosa's sovereignty has recently been questioned by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, sparking an exchange of statements between the two governments. "Once again, the Peruvian government h…
It happened on average 4 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, while Prime Minister Eduardo Arana and cabinet ministers were in the area.
Colombia Reafirms Sovereignty Over the Santa Rosa Island - teleSUR English
Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared Thursday that his government does not recognize Peru’s sovereignty over Santa Rosa Island, a disputed Amazonian territory near the tri-border zone with Brazil. Speaking from Leticia, the Colombian city facing the island, Petro accused Peru of violating the 1934 Rio de Janeiro Protocol, which ended a war between the two nations and established river-based boundaries. RELATED:Brazilian Indigenous Women Ma…
Bogotá, Colombia. The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, denied that Peru has jurisdiction over an island on the Amazon River located on the border between the two countries, by participating on Thursday in the acts of celebration of Colombian independence in the city of Leticia.There is a historic dispute between Colombia and Peru over the border line on the Amazon River, which often changes its channel and generates new islands. Lima defend…
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