The president of Peru, Keiko Fujimori, described this Friday El Salvador as a "beacon of hope for Latin America" in the field of security, during her State visit to the Central American country. In her speech, she praised the management of her Salvadoran counterpart, Nayib Bukele, in the fight against crime and announced that the Peruvian Executive intends to study and adapt components of the Salvadoran model to Peruvian reality.
The words of the president took place after a bilateral meeting of about thirty minutes held at the Presidential House of San Salvador. In this meeting, both presidents signed a joint declaration and several interinstitutional cooperation agreements in areas such as security, justice, health and education, among other key areas.
During her tour of the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), Fujimori highlighted that El Salvador has managed to return to its population "peace, security and the freedom to walk the streets without fear", positioning itself as an example in the region in the face of organized criminal structures.
Accompanied by several ministers from her cabinet, the Peruvian head of state announced that Peru is considering building maximum-security prisons inspired by the Salvadoran experience, promoting prison work programs under the "zero idleness" scheme, promoting reforms to declare criminal organizations as "terrorist groups" and establishing a unified command between the Armed Forces and the National Police of Peru. "Successful experiences must be analyzed, studied and adapted. Everything that works and is positive we can use," Fujimori emphasized.
On the other hand, the Salvadoran president expressed his gratitude for the presence of the Peruvian delegation and insisted that his Government's policies are available to the "brother countries," although he clarified that each nation must adjust them to its legal framework and the particularities of its criminality. In his speech, Bukele reviewed the change experienced by El Salvador until becoming "the safest country in the entire continent and the western hemisphere".