“The Peru government expressed the most firm and decisive opposition to the invasion of a Colombian military aircraft on the territory of the country over the district of Santa Rosa de Loreto” – wrote in a statement of the Peruvian authorities.
It was added that the flight of the Colombian machine, which was to take place on Thursday, when celebrations took place in the town with the participation of government representatives, caused “surprise and anger” on the Peruvian side.
The dispute about the island of Saint Rose revived this week, when the president of Colombia Gustavo Petro accused Peru of the illegal occupation of territory. He assessed that the authorities in Lima violated the protocol with Rio de Janeiro from 1934, which ended the war between the two countries and marked their border on Amazon.
The dispute has been going on for over 100 years
President Peru Dina Boluarte, who is visiting Japan, replied that “there is nothing to do” with Colombia in this matter, because its country legally has been controlling this area for over a century. Peruvian media emphasize that there is a city of Santa Rosa de Loreto, inhabited by about 2.5 thousand. Peruvians.
Holy Rose IslandSantiago Ruiz / East News
The dispute dates back to the 1920s. When research was conducted at the Amazon, later used to set the border, the island of Saint Rose did not yet exist. It appeared only in the 1960s or 1970s, when, due to the natural changes in the river running, she separated from the island of Chineria, which, by virtue of the Rio protocol, belongs to Peru.
According to the authorities in Lima, the stream separating the island of Saint Rose later dried up, which means that this area is currently part of the island of Chineria.
