President Dina Boluarte says remarks made by Mexico counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in opposition to her administration go in opposition to worldwide proper to non-interference.
(Reuters Archive)
Peru’s President Dina Boluarte has introduced the return of the nation’s ambassador in Mexico.
Boluarte stated late on Friday that remarks made by Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in opposition to her administration go in opposition to the worldwide proper to non-interference.
Mexico’s Foreign Ministry didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Boluarte ascended to the South American nation’s presidency on December 7 after former president Pedro Castillo was impeached following an try to dissolve Congress.
Boluarte accused Lopez Obrador of backing Castillo’s try at a “coup d’etat.”
“With his statements, Mr. Lopez violates the principle of international law about non-interference in internal affairs, as well as those referring to the defense and promotion of democracy,” she stated in a tv tackle.
Lopez Obrador informed a news convention on Friday that Mexico will maintain supporting Castillo, as he was “illegally ousted.”
Boluarte’s remarks come after a gathering between Lopez Obrador and Castillo’s spouse, Lilia Paredes, in Mexico earlier this week.
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‘Spurious authorities’
Last week, Lopez Obrador stated he doesn’t wish to hand over the rotating presidency of the Pacific Alliance, a regional commerce bloc, to Peru as a result of he considers it a “spurious” authorities.
The Pacific Alliance commerce bloc consists of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.
A gathering set to be held in Peru in December was postponed amid political disaster within the South American nation, the place former president Pedro Castillo was ousted and arrested after trying to illegally dissolve the opposition-controlled Congress.
Lopez Obrador stated he would seek the advice of with different member international locations to determine whether or not Peru ought to assume the rotating presidency of the bloc as had been beforehand deliberate.
“I’m going to do the consultation, because I don’t want to legitimize a coup,” the Mexican president stated throughout a daily news convention.
“I do not want to deliver (the presidency) to a government I consider spurious.”
Lopez Obrador has loudly backed the leftist Castillo since he was ousted, sparking rigidity with Peru’s present president Boluarte.
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Corruption probe of Castillo
On Tuesday, the nation’s prime prosecutor’s workplace stated investigation of prison allegations in opposition to Castillo from earlier than he was ousted and detained in December for trying to illegally dissolve Congress was formalised.
Castillo is accused of crimes together with affect peddling, organised crime and being an confederate to collusion dedicated throughout his administration — prices he denies.
Ouster of Castillo, a former instructor and son of rural farmers, sparked a wave of violent protests which have left some 60 useless, primarily in Peru’s poorer south.
Protesters have known as for the resignation of Boluarte, early elections, the shuttering of Congress and a brand new structure.
READ MORE: Peru grapples with ‘nationwide chaos’ as protests unfold
Source: Reuters
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