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Isabel Guerra

Although Peru's President Alan García consideres “interesting” the idea of declaring the Apurimac-Ene River Valley (VRAE) “a war zone,”
he ruled out that possibility today, telling the media that it would be applicable only in case of foreign invasion or civil war.
He said that all Peruvians should feel “tranquility, calm, serenity and trust” in the Armed Forces, and continue to give them moral support.
However, Luis Giampietri, the Vice President, insisted on his proposal of turning the area a war zone, relocating the population in safe places while the Armed Forces get rid of narcoterrorists. Earlier, Fernando Valer, the Executive Secretary of the Working Group for VRAE, said the proposal is "barbaric.”
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