RENAP: Agreement Reached

Link: http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2008/septiembre/29/266727.html

After eight hours of negotiations, the Government and mayors of the country agreed on 14 points for the hand over of the registries to the National Register of Persons(RENAP) and has the endorsement of the community and the general population.

The agreements allow for the lifting of the blockades on several roads that kept the communities blocked to put pressure on the mayors to resist the operation of RENAP.

Both sides pledged to do their part to "avoid social conflicts", based on recent events that have occurred, such as the withholding of Mayors, as happened in San Francisco El Alto, Tetonicapan, or blockades today.

While RENAP enter into force as mandated by law, starting tomorrow, it was agreed to implement a transition to the municipalities where there is doubt about the work they do, providing training.

Also, to avoid misinformation that can be misused, it will launch a campaign to explain the nature and purpose of RENAP.

The books of historical records, which they see as its stocked with heritage, continue in the power of municipalities but must be willing to submit to RENAP for its conversion into the computers.

In addition, there is a commitment to enable a permanent table for work that is the point where they resolved all doubts that the mayors have on this institution.

Finally, and as a demonstration of political will, as reflected in the document, the government will collect the concerns of mayors to integrate a package that will serve as inputs for an eventual change in the law of the branch, to which the secretaries of the political parties represented in Congress pledged to provide answers.

Until today, more than 250 communes had moved their records to RENAP.