Dina Boluarte withdraws the Peruvian ambassador in Mexico for expressions of AMLO

Dina Boluarte announced this measure with the Prime Minister and the Chancellor. Video: TV Peru

President Dina Boluarte announced the definitive withdrawal of the Peruvian ambassador in Mexico after the expressions of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) about the political situation in Peru.

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The president of the republic, Dina Boluarte, adopted this decision after the severe qualifications attributed to her by her Mexican counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

“I have ordered the definitive retirement of our ambassador in the United Mexican States and, in this way, diplomatic relations between Peru and Mexico are formally at the level of charge d’affaires,” he said in a message to the Nation accompanied by the Prime Minister, Alberto Otárola, and the Minister of Foreign Relations, Ana Cecilia Gervasi.

The president rejected the expressions of AMLO, who called her a “spurious president” defending Pedro Castillo.

Foreign Ministry asked AMLO not to politicize the Pacific Alliance and demanded that he hand over the presidency to Peru

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that “the transfer of the pro tempore presidency is not a concession” but “an obligation contained in a treaty that binds the four countries” that make up the Alliance

“He energetically rejected the expressions made today by the President of Mexico on the internal affairs of Peru and the unacceptable issues, which he repeatedly formulates about the constitutional and democratic origin of my Government,” he added.

The Peruvian president lamented that AMLO still continues to support Pedro Castillo. Video: TV Peru

Dina Boluarte commented that AMLO had decided to support the coup carried out by former President Pedro Castillo, now incarcerated in the Barbadillo prison, on December 7, 2022.

“Mr. López has decided to affect the bicentennial relations of mutual respect, friendship, cooperation, and the desire for integration that have historically united Peru and Mexico by favoring ideological affinities to the detriment of important integration processes that benefit our peoples, such as the Pacific Alliance. ”, he concluded.

The president offered this pronouncement after this Friday afternoon she notified that she will travel to Puno, the epicenter of the demonstrations since they resumed in January after a truce at the end of the year and, to date, the only region where the protests persist. mobilizations and blockades.

Dina Boluarte offered a message to the Nation on Friday night. (Flickr Presidency)

Andres Manuel López Obrador indicated in his morning message that the alleged rejection by Peruvians of President Dina Boluarte exceeds 85%.

AMLO, his continued attack on the government of Dina Boluarte and the refusal to hand over the presidency of the Pacific Alliance

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru warned that the work of the regional integration mechanism is paralyzed, as a result of the politicization that it is undergoing for the first time in its history. This situation has impeded progress in the negotiations for the entry of new members.

“I have seen surveys where the ‘spurious president’ has 15% acceptance, 85% disapprove, but Congress has even less approval, the deputies have 90% rejection”, he commented.

The Mexican head of state said that the majority of the Peruvian people are asking for elections to be called, but Dina Boluarte “wants to stay until 2026.”

“It is very unfortunate that this is happening and one cannot remain silent in the face of injustice. We are going to continue supporting the wife of President Pedro Castillo, ”she declared.

AMLO also spoke about the visit that former first lady Lilia Paredes made to him at the National Palace of Mexico: “She came to thank me for what was done with them, she came to talk to me about her children, who are already studying. We are trying that they do not lack anything, help them. She is full of feelings. She has not asked that we not abandon her husband.

The Mexican president defended Pedro Castillo because, according to his words, since he took office he has been harassed.

“Since they elected him, they began to harass him. He had only been there a month or two and they were already calling for his removal. They had to accept the result that a representative of the people, of the poorest, of the indigenous people won,” he argued about Pedro Castillo, who is serving preventive detention in the Barbadillo prison accused of the crime of rebellion for the frustrated coup d’état that he attempted. impose on December 7, 2022.

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