Venancia Coh Chuc emphasizes that it is up to the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) to address these issues and propose solutions.
Coh Chuc, who oversees INPI, acknowledged that while former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador met all his commitments to indigenous communities, there are current concerns about the Maya Train and Tulum International Airport projects. These concerns were expressed by ejidal authorities, particularly regarding sections of the Maya Train yet to be completed.
INPI has taken on the role of facilitating dialogue between authorities and communities, listening to their concerns, and passing these on to responsible parties so that they can find suitable solutions. Coh Chuc emphasized that despite these disagreements, López Obrador fulfilled all his commitments to indigenous peoples, particularly through a constitutional reform published in the Official Journal of the Federation and the preparation of a national catalogue of indigenous peoples.
The next step will be holding forums starting next year for creating secondary laws that will allow all assumed commitments to be met. Coh Chuc also noted that INPI operates with an annual budget of 25 million pesos, which has remained unchanged over the last six years due to a republican austerity policy.
Source: Noticaribe
