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Hermes Peté, Senior Counselor of the Cauca Regional Indigenous Council (Cric), announced that more than seven thousand indigenous people are ready to march to Bogotá next October 11.
According to the indigenous spokesperson, so far the possibility of blocking the Pan-American highway has not been considered next October 10, since mobilizations are planned first.
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“First we are going to carry out a concentration in Monterilla, on October 10; then on the 11th we hope that President Iván Duque I arrived at the department to start the dialogue that was not done in the last indigenous minga of 2019, “said Pete.
Likewise, he explained that if the meeting with the national president is not held on October 11, then more than seven thousand indigenous people will march first to the city of Cali.
“There we will wait again for the president (Duque) to make a presence. If he does not, then more than twenty thousand indigenous people to mobilize us to the city of Bogotá “said the indigenous leader.
He was clear in saying that, once he arrived in the country’s capital, They hope to meet with President Duque and, in case the meeting does not take place, then the tracks will actually start.
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“We believe that if in eight days, that is, the October 18, the meeting has not occurred so other actions will begin, where the blockade of the Pan-American highway is not ruled out, “Pete stressed.
While the mobilization days are completed, the delegates of the National Government and the Cric will maintain a dialogue until the end of October, in order to comply with the agreements already agreed in past indigenous mingas.
