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Peru asks Ecuador to halt construction of border wall

Other News Materials 6 June 2017 03:50 (UTC +04:00)
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 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, Reuters reported.

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.

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