During a meeting that took place at the coliseum of California, in the province of Soto Norte, in Santander, Between miners and the Minister of the Environment, Susana Muhamad, there were several complaints from the community that for years has lived from gold extraction.
Ivonne González, president of the association of companies in the mining and energy sector in Santander, Asominerosmade a strong claim to the senior official and even compared the upbringing that the community of said province has had and Muhammad’s.
“We are not disrespectful, we defend our roots, the difference between us is that their roots are foreign, foreign, they are from Palestine, we have Chicano roots, she defends the rights of Palestine. we, the Colombians, the Santandereansthat’s the difference between her and us,” said Gonzáles, who was applauded by the community as they continued their claims.
It was even sent against the government of Gustavo Petro. “We have never seen a government as arrogant as this one, a government that all it does is point fingers at us.”
At the end of his speech he also questioned the Ministry’s presence in this dialogue in California.
Melissa Múnera Zambrano
EL TIEMPO correspondent – Bucaramanga
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