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Commission for Peace Would Submit Proposals This Week: Must Reach Unanimity on 22 Points
The Presidential Commission for Peace and Understanding hopes to finalize agreements this week, despite the lack of consensus regarding land restitution, just 15 days before its dissolution.
The nine members of the body must reach unanimous agreements on a total of 22 points before submitting proposals aimed at resolving the land demands of Mapuche communities in the southern macrozone.
Although this issue is not the only one they must address, it is the most important and the most controversial within the Commission, which, after over a year and a half, has yet to reach a conclusion.
The president of the Malleco Farmers' Association and commissioner, Sebastián Naveillán, acknowledges that it is a complex issue and that this has "stalled" the discussions.
However, Republican senator and fellow commissioner Carmen Gloria Aravena stated that this week they should reach agreements on the 22 points still under debate.
In this regard, she said they would first move forward with submitting the proposals and then with the final report.
The lawmaker also expressed openness to reaching consensus by majority rather than unanimity, which would allow them to achieve the necessary agreements.
According to her, some assessments have already been made, estimating that 1,200 communities meet the "applicability" criteria, adding that they await a response from the National Corporation for Indigenous Development (Conadi).
Source:BiobioChile
