Month: June 2006

Last week Jorge Del Castillo denounced that a large number of Venezuelans entered the country in a charter plane via Tacna to generate unrest in localities across the country on Election Day. Local newspapers have been running stories about this allegation in the last few days and generating fear among the public. To shed some light about the incursion of Venezuelans in Peru, Javier Diez Canseco shared with Del Castillo last week a report describing the purpose of “Mision Milagro”, a humanitarian project led by the Venezuelan and Cuban governments to assist individuals with serious eye sight problems across Latin America to clarify matters about the entry of Venezuelans to Peru in April. Today Minister Romulo Pizarro confirmed this version. Javier Diez Canseco has harshly criticized Del Castillo for distorting and falsifying the purpose of “Mision Milagro” for campaign purposes in his La Primera column.

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