Peru recalls ambassador over Mexico’s ‘unacceptable’ support

• Peru has recalled its ambassador to Mexico.
• Due to Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s “unconstitutional” comments.
• And Dina Boluarte’s refusal to resign.

When the Mexican president referred to Peru’s administration as “unconstitutional,” Peru has indefinitely recalled its ambassador to Mexico.

Moreover, Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that Pedro Castillo, the former president of Peru, had been “illegally deposed.”

Dina Boluarte, the president of Peru at the moment, condemned intervention in its “internal affairs” as being “unacceptable”.

She claimed that the comments would negatively impact international ties.

The impeachment of Pedro Castillo in December set off nationwide demonstrations that are still going on today and have already claimed at least 50 lives.

The 53-year-old is presently incarcerated on rebellion and conspiracy charges after attempting to dissolve Congress in an unsuccessful attempt to halt an impeachment vote against him.

Ms. Boluarte, who had served as Mr. Castillo’s vice president, has so far defied protestors’ repeated requests for her to resign.

Speaking on Friday, she charged that her Mexican counterpart had supported what she had called Mr. Castillo’s coup attempt.

“Mr. Lopez has decided to seriously affect the bicentennial relations of mutual respect, friendship, co-operation, and desire for integration that have historically united Peru and Mexico,” she said.

The ambassador’s recall comes two months after Mexico’s envoy to Peru was expelled for granting Mr. Castillo’s family political asylum in that country.

Bolivia, Argentina, and Colombia have all pushed Peru to reinstate Mr. Castillo in response to Mr. López Obrador’s criticism of Peru’s decision to dismiss him.

Others, though, have criticized the former president’s behavior and the nations that back him.

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