37 of an agreement between the parties, that is to say between the indigenous communities and creole families. [PEU. Report. From page 9 onwards the Province of Salta explains the process by which it has subjected to the will of the creole families the process of land transfer and titling]. In this regard, the IAHR Court has expressed, on repeated occasions, that a procedure which does not take into account indigenous peoples’ specificities and subjects the transfer of lands to the will of one of the parties, is not effective.” The petitioners annexed to this communication the minutes of the meeting held in the Community of San Luis by the chiefs of the communities that form part of the Lhaka Honhat Association on June 13, 2011, in which they made specific recommendations to the Inter-American Commission for the contents of a merits report. The construction of the international bridge between Misión La Paz and Pozo Hondo, and the surrounding public works 121. In 1995, in the framework of a project for the development and integration of the Chaco region into MERCOSUR, the construction of an international bridge over the Pilcomayo River, connecting Misión La Paz (Argentina) with Pozo Hondo (Paraguay), began. “In addition, projects are already in place for the corresponding roads that will complete the inter-oceanic (Atlantic-Pacific) corridor, and a vast urbanization plan for the region which includes a border control center, a customs and migration post, a health center, school, housing and businesses, service station, restaurants, exchange bureaus, as revealed by the urbanization plan issued by the Ministry of Economy – General Directorate of Architecture 114 of the Province of Salta.” These projects, both the roads and the urbanization works, would traverse the entire lands inhabited by the indigenous communities. 122. An “Urbanization Plan” of Misión La Paz, produced by the General Directorate of Architecture of the Salta Ministry fo Economy in August, 1994, has indications of construction projects for a frontier control post, a square, a Police casino, official housing for State workers, a health center, a school, businesses, a service station, a restaurant and an exchange bureau. 123. Different State acts produced in the course of the public tender process for the construction of the international bridge correspond to administrative dossier No. 33-0155.886/94, of the 115 Secretariat of Public Works and Services of the Province of Salta. 124. The public tender process was conducted at the same time that the Provincial Government had established an Honorary Advisory Commission mandated with the adoption of an Opinion on the indigenous communities’ lands situation. 125. According to the evidence, the projected work had no environmental impact assessment performed and the indigenous communities that inhabit the area were not consulted in advance. In addition, the authorities omitted conducting any subsequent consultation with the indigenous 116 communities, who are directly affected by the construction of these works.” 114 Initial petition, received by the IACHR on August 4, 1998, and transmitted to the State on January 26, 1999. 115 Specifically, copies of the following documents were provided: (a) Copy of the call to public tender for the execution of the International Bridge Misión La Paz – Río Hondo – Public Tender No. 07/94, published on September 20, 1994, in Official Bulletin No. 14.507 of the Government of the Province of Salta by the Ministry of Economy – Secretariat of Public Works and Services – Transit directorate. (b) Copy of Resolution No. 211-D, approved on September 22, 1994 by the Ministry of Economy of the Province of Salta – Secretariat of Public Works and Services, which decided to approve the technical dossier made by the Salta Transit Directorate for the execution of the work. (c) Copy of Decree No. 2581 of December 2, 1994, of the Ministry of Economy of the Province of Salta – Secretariat of Public Works and Services, through which the public tender process was approved, the construction of the work was adjudicated to the company Giacomo Fazio S.A., and the Salta Transit Directorate was enabled to sign the respective contract. 116 Initial petition, received by the IACHR on August 4, 1998, and transmitted to the State on January 26, 1999.