Manhattan Minerals Corp.: Resumption of Table of Dialogue on Tambogrande.Business Editors VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2002 Manhattan Minerals Corp. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :MAN) ("Manhattan") is pleased to report that the Table of Dialogue process for the Tambogrande project has resumed. On October 11, 2002, the Defensor del Pueblo (Peruvian Ombudsman The Peruvian Ombudsman is a constitutional organization created during the Alberto Fujimori presidency. The current Ombudswoman is Beatriz Merino. ) held a stakeholders meeting in Piura, Peru. In attendance were Walter Alban (Defensor), Jaime Quijandria (Minister of Energy and Mines), Alvaro Quijandria (Minister of Agriculture), Cesar Polo (Vice Minister of Mines), Dante Rojas (Vice Minister of the Interior), and Matias Prieto Celi (Director of INRENA INRENA Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales (National Institute of Natural Resources; Peru) ). As well, 15 stakeholders for the project attended, including regional mayors and community representatives, agricultural groups, and civil societies for the Tambogrande area. During the meeting, a unanimous agreement was reached confirming that the Dialogue process was the bona fide [Latin, In good faith.] Honest; genuine; actual; authentic; acting without the intention of defrauding. A bona fide purchaser is one who purchases property for a valuable consideration that is inducement for entering into a contract and without suspicion of being process for dialogue for the company and all stakeholders, and that all stakeholders agreed to continue with the Table of Dialogue. The Ministry rejected a proposal to have the earlier consulta popular declared legitimate. The Ministry re-affirmed the rights of Manhattan to proceed with our work in the region, and the Ministry outlined to the stakeholders the EIA (Electronic Industries Alliance, Arlington, VA, www.eia.org) A membership organization founded in 1924 as the Radio Manufacturing Association. It sets standards for consumer products and electronic components. approval process with public meetings and comment periods prior to Ministerial approval. As well, the Ministry accepted the petition for 4 additional civil societies to join the stakeholder group. These groups in Tambogrande have presented over 7,000 signatures in support of their direct stakeholder status, stating that the Front of Defense of Tambogrande nor the mayor have been representing their interests, nor fully communicating information to them. Note: The Company relies on litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. protection for forward-looking statements. |
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