Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, President of Mexico/AFP.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he had “suspended” trade and economic ties with Peru just 24 hours after the Andean Congress declared him a “persona non grata”. reported.
President López Obrador took the standoff with the Peruvian government a step further, arguing that Lima would not yield the chairmanship of the Pacific Alliance while Peruvian President Dina Bollarte continued to “grab” power.
López Obrador, the interim president of the Pacific Alliance, has refused to hand over powers to Peru to “not justify a coup” that he believes happened in late 2022 when President Pedro Castillo was sacked. and he was arrested.
Therefore, the President of Mexico intends to transfer the presidency of this organization to Chile “without any problems”, and if he has not been declared a “persona non grata”, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro He also admitted that he intends to take over. “By Lima.
“But I’m not going to hand it over to a woman who is usurping the (Peruvian) presidential seat. Unless there is democratic normalcy in Peru, we want economic and commercial relationships with them.” No,” the Mexican president said. , according to Elle Universal.
Despite the forcefulness of his remarks, President Lopez Obrador stressed that this was not a matter of severance but a matter of “suspension”, and that Mr Bolarte had little qualifications to “represent the people”. argued that it could not establish the position of His approval rating is 23%.
Responding to constant criticism of Peruvian authorities, the Andean Congress gave the “green light” on Thursday to declaring a “persona non grata” to the Mexican president, who has staunchly defended Castillo’s legitimacy as president-elect. .
Source: Diario.Elmundo
