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Minister of Transportation and Communications Aldo Prieto participated in the Presidential Meeting and XVI Meeting of the Peru-Ecuador Binational Cabinet that took place in Quito.The Minister of Transportation and Communications, Aldo Prieto Barrera, participated in the Presidential Meeting and XVI Meeting of the Peru-Ecuador Binational Cabinet, held in the city of Quito, a meeting led by the Peruvian president Jose Jeri Ore and his Ecuadorian counterpart Daniel Noboa Azin.
During the plenary session, held in the Yellow Room of the Presidential Palace of Carondelet, the head of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) spoke with the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation of Ecuador, Roberto Luque, and reaffirmed Perus commitment to strengthening the binational alliance to promote works that improve infrastructure and border connection.
The Binational Cabinet is the highest level mechanism for dialogue and political coordination between both countries. Its objective is to deepen the bilateral agenda with a focus on the development and well-being of the populations, especially those who live in the border area.
In this space, Peru and Ecuador approve multisector Action Plans that include MTC commitments in international road transportation, telecommunications, road axes and river navigability projects, among others.
In this sense, the MTC maintains a broad portfolio of projects aimed at improving road, digital and logistics connectivity in the border regions of Amazonas, Cajamarca, Loreto, Piura and Tumbes. Among them, the Amazonas Broadband project stands out, with an investment of S/ 349.8 million to connect 268 locations and benefit more than 144 thousand citizens. The Transportation Network and the Access Network already have 100% physical execution.
In terms of road infrastructure, the sector promotes a binational portfolio of five strategic axes, totaling 2,176 kilometers, and which will improve mobility between both countries. These are road axes of Guayaquil-Piura, Arenillas-Sullana, Loja-Sullana, Loja-Saramiriza and Mendez-Saramiriza.
Likewise, to strengthen connectivity in the Amazon, the MTC has planned the construction of piers in Rio Santiago (Amazonas) and Pijuayal (Loreto), in addition to the Saramiriza port terminal, in Iquitos, key infrastructure to boost river transport and regional trade.
With these actions, the MTC continues to promote the development of road, digital and strategic logistics infrastructure, which promotes regional integration, facilitates access to productive centers and strengthens the presence of the State in the most remote areas of the country.
