Bolivia's decision on closing its border bridge with Peru has affected Peruvian trade, President of Peru's Central of the Districts of Puno (CUPB) Abraham Cauna said Sunday.
The measure of closing the bridge adopted by the Bolivian government, aimed to combat smuggling, has affected small tradersin Peru, Cauna said.
Cauna urged the Peruvian government to help facilitate exchange of merchandises, otherwise the situation will be worsening in the Puno region, which borders Bolivia.
Bolivia has recently strengthened the fight against smuggling to Peru, sending troops to control the waterway traffic in the border area early this month.
Smuggling has become a major problem in the Bolivian economy while Peru is the largest destination of Bolivian products. The two countries share 1,131 km of border.
It is estimated that each year Bolivian products worth more than 300 million U.S. dollars enter Peru in an illegal way.
Source:Xinhua
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