Peru says U.S. withdrawal from Paris accord is very worrisome, hopes decision will be reversed

Record ID: 877852

  • Title: Peru says U.S. withdrawal from Paris accord is very worrisome, hopes decision will be reversed
  • Date: 2nd June 2017
  • Summary: LIMA, PERU (JUNE 2, 2017) (REUTERS) PERUVIAN PRESIDENT PEDRO PABLO KUCZYNSKI BEING INTERVIEWED ON LOCAL RADIO STATION RPP (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PERUVIAN PRESIDENT PEDRO PABLO KUCZYNSKI, SAYING: "I think it's a really worrying decision and hopefully intelligence will prevail in Washington and reverse this in some way, it can be renegotiated, one way or another. In today's world, the youth of today, always connected, always worried about what happens, will not tolerate a measure like this." KUCZYNSKI CROSSES CORRIDORS OF LOCAL RADIO (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PERUVIAN PRESIDENT PEDRO PABLO KUCZYNSKI, SAYING: "I believe that in Venezuela there is a very big humanitarian problem and there are government proposals that basically violate the constitution. We are a democratic region; we have to stick to the basic principles of protection of human rights and democracy." KUCZYNSKI LEAVING RADIO STATION RPP
  • Embargoed: 16th June 2017 17:46
  • Keywords: OAS Venezuela Paris agreement Kuczynski climate change
  • Location: LIMA, PERU
  • City: LIMA, PERU
  • Country: Peru
  • Topics: Environment,Climate Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016JL6SSN
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said Friday (June 2) that the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate deal is "very worrisome" and added he expects U.S. President Donald Trump to reverse his decision.
    In 2015, Peru hosted the Paris agreement and, earlier this year, the worst downpours in decades triggered floods and landslides, killing at least 78 people and making around 70,000 homeless.
    Kuczynski said the Peruvian government is working very fast to prevent another possible natural disaster due to climate change, as there is a 50 percent risk of an El Niño phenomenon occurring at the end of the year. The El Niño phenomenon generates an increase in the temperatures of the waters of the Pacific Ocean that in turn causes irregular conditions in the climate.
    He also defended the Organization of American States (OAS) foreign ministers' meeting about Venezuela, saying the region had to defend principles of human rights and democracy.
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