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President Dina Boluarte participated in the closing of the II Regional Council of State, which for two days brought together ministers of state, regional governors and technical teams to reach agreements that will boost the growth and development of the country.
Among the agreements, said the president, is the formation of technical tables to evaluate the creation of a special economic zone in Loreto and promote the commercial and productive corridor of Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Amazonas, and thus boost regional development.
In addition, he announced that the "Iron Children" program will be implemented in order to reduce anemia in 879 districts considered to be in poverty and extreme poverty, and a high-performance school will be built in the La Libertad region, in northern Peru. Similarly, the head of state reported that on September 21 the Multisectoral Commission for the Development of the Amazon will meet in Huanuco.
He also stressed that in this II Regional Council of State the execution of projects such as Chavimochic III, Majes Siguas II, drinking water for the city of Juliaca, in Puno, and the construction of highly complex hospitals has been reaffirmed.
Accompaniment in regions
After remarking that, to date, public investment totals S/23 billion, the president pointed out the need to promote greater execution; Therefore, in the last stretch of 2023, technical assistance and accompaniment at the local level will be reinforced in the management of investments, which are key to economic growth and closing gaps.
"We have to step on the accelerator of public investment," added the dignitary after announcing that the III Regional Council of State will be in November, a month in which substantial progress is expected with respect to the agreements of the two previous sessions.
Accompanying the Head of State at this meeting were the President of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola; Ministers of State; the head of the National Assembly of Regional Governments, Rohel Sánchez, and regional governors.
