Gloria, the training ship belonging to the Colombian Navywill enter Peruvian territory for “education” purposes, after the government of President Dina Boluarte approve a legislative resolution, announced the Prime Minister Alberto Otarolafrom outside the Government Palace.

“We have concluded agreements in this area Council of Ministersone of them is (the approval of) a legislative resolution which authorizes the entry of the training boat Glory of the Colombian Navy. This is an educational issue,” Otárola explained.

The Colombian ship Gloria knows that just a few weeks ago it began its second instruction and training cruise in 2023, departing from port of Cartagena, in his country, and traveled the seas of the world. Its route involves reaching Canada, the United States and Cuba.

Through his official Twitter account, the Embassy of Colombia in the United States confirmed that on the morning of Tuesday, August 22, the imposing training ship would arrive on North American territory. A few days earlier, Colombian diplomacy had indicated that it was in the process of Halifax Harborin Canadian territory.

According to the schedule of the ship Gloria, in UNITED STATES It will remain until August 25. Then you will arrive in Havana, in Cuba, where he will stay from September 8 to 11, before leaving for San Andrés, Colombia. It is expected that on its return to the South American sea, it will make a brief passage through the Peruvian sea.

According to information from the Colombian government, 69 students from the Almirante Padilla Naval Cadet School are traveling on the ship. The young people in training have had arduous physical and mental preparation over the last few months to easily face the nearly five thousand nautical miles that they will cover aboard the Gloria.

The division of students is given to test their skills, leadership and teamwork.

“The training cruise is a tool for academic mobility, in which future officers are trained in different areas inherent to navigation, but also put into practice the skills that will allow them to overcome the vicissitudes of life at sea,” detailed Camilo Gutierezdirector of the naval school.

Inside, according to The Colombian newspaperThe boat Glory It presents an extensive exhibition of photographs of birds native to this country, mainly from the municipality of Pereira.

“They called me from the National Navy because they wanted to show something different related to the biodiversity of Colombia on the ARC training ship “Gloria”. “They had seen my photos and asked if they could put them on the ship,” he said. Juan Carlos Norenadirector of Bonita Farm Biopark and Wildlife Foundation

Following the announcement of the green light for the ship Gloria, Prime Minister Otárola announced that the Government of Dina Boluarte took the decision to extend by 30 days the emergency state at all borders of the country, in order to fight international crime and control migration.

He made his announcement by emphasizing that the Peruvian National Police (PNP) which positions itself effectively at the country's borders.

On the same subject, the Minister of the Interior, Vicente Romerowho accompanied Otárola in the official statement, said that in recent months the actions of criminal gangs that operate not only in Peru, but also in neighboring countries have been observed.

In addition, Romero announced that next August 25 he would hold a meeting with his Ecuadorian counterpart, in the town of Tumbes, on the border with that country, to establish joint actions against crime.

“We are going to meet with the Minister of Interior of Ecuador to refine some strategies that we are working on at the ministerial level,” he said.