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Peru asks Ecuador to halt construction of border wall
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Mon Jun 5, 2017 | 6:53pm EDT
Peru asks Ecuador to halt construction of border wall
Peru asked Ecuador on Monday to "immediately" stop building a wall along the two South American countries' 1,529-km (950.08-mile) border and has called for an urgent bilateral meeting to discuss the issue, Peru's foreign ministry said.
In a statement, the ministry said it had asked Ecuador's ambassador to deliver a letter saying that the wall would hurt cross-border integration. It could also disrupt the flow of water in a canal that separates the two countries, raising flood risks for Peruvian cities, the ministry added.
Ecuador has said that the wall was necessary to stop smuggling.
Territorial disputes led to a three-year war between the two countries in the 1990s. Cross-border trade remains fluid, though passage of contraband is common, according to Peruvian police.
(Reporting by Teresa Cespedes; Writing by Luc Cohen; Editing by Richard Chang)
Peru asks Ecuador to halt construction of border wall
Peru asked Ecuador on Monday to "immediately" stop building a wall along the two South American countries' 1,529-km (950.08-mile) border and has called for an urgent bilateral meeting to discuss the issue, Peru's foreign ministry said.
In a statement, the ministry said it had asked Ecuador's ambassador to deliver a letter saying that the wall would hurt cross-border integration. It could also disrupt the flow of water in a canal that separates the two countries, raising flood risks for Peruvian cities, the ministry added.
Ecuador has said that the wall was necessary to stop smuggling.
Territorial disputes led to a three-year war between the two countries in the 1990s. Cross-border trade remains fluid, though passage of contraband is common, according to Peruvian police.
(Reporting by Teresa Cespedes; Writing by Luc Cohen; Editing by Richard Chang)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-ecuador-wall-idUSKBN18W2UF
