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06LIMA4287
2006-11-06 22:30:00
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Embassy Lima
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PERUVIANS POSITIVE ON FM/MOD TALKS WITH CHILE
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UNCLAS LIMA 004287
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SUBJECT: PERUVIANS POSITIVE ON FM/MOD TALKS WITH CHILE
UNCLAS LIMA 004287
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SUBJECT: PERUVIANS POSITIVE ON FM/MOD TALKS WITH CHILE
1. (U) FM Garcia and MOD Wagner,s October meeting with
their Chilean counterparts in Santiago received favorable
press coverage from leading media outlets in Peru. In
particular, the press reacted positively to the announcement
that Peru and Chile would create a joint peace-keeping force.
The force would serve on humanitarian missions abroad and
de-mine the border between the two countries.
2. (U) Despite the overall positive reaction, some press
accounts criticized Chile,s plan to continue arms purchases.
The press also criticized the GOP for not raising Peru's
maritime boundary dispute with Chile. A recent poll for Lima
daily "El Comercio" indicated that over 70% of Peruvians
believe this to be their country's top bilateral issue with
their southern neighbor.
3. (SBU) Comment: In a short time, the Garcia Administration
has improved relations with Chile and reduced much of the
animosity and overheated rhetoric that often figured in
discussions of Peru-Chile issues in the past. We expect the
momentum towards stronger bilateral ties to continue,
punctuated by occasional anti-Chilean polemics in the popular
press.
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SENSITIVE
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PINR PHUM PE
SUBJECT: PERUVIANS POSITIVE ON FM/MOD TALKS WITH CHILE
1. (U) FM Garcia and MOD Wagner,s October meeting with
their Chilean counterparts in Santiago received favorable
press coverage from leading media outlets in Peru. In
particular, the press reacted positively to the announcement
that Peru and Chile would create a joint peace-keeping force.
The force would serve on humanitarian missions abroad and
de-mine the border between the two countries.
2. (U) Despite the overall positive reaction, some press
accounts criticized Chile,s plan to continue arms purchases.
The press also criticized the GOP for not raising Peru's
maritime boundary dispute with Chile. A recent poll for Lima
daily "El Comercio" indicated that over 70% of Peruvians
believe this to be their country's top bilateral issue with
their southern neighbor.
3. (SBU) Comment: In a short time, the Garcia Administration
has improved relations with Chile and reduced much of the
animosity and overheated rhetoric that often figured in
discussions of Peru-Chile issues in the past. We expect the
momentum towards stronger bilateral ties to continue,
punctuated by occasional anti-Chilean polemics in the popular
press.
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