Peru Government adopts conciliatory tone after Amazon clashes
June 17, 2009 by anniether · Leave a Comment
In a conciliatory move, after two months of telling indigenous communities that the government would not review legislation aimed to open up the Peruvian Amazon to more foreign investment, Peru’s Premier Yehude Simon asked Congress to repeal the controversial decrees by June 18.
“I understand that the members of Congress are upset,” said Simon. “But I ask [...]
