US EditionPeru Breaks Diplomatic Relations with Mexico over Asylum Claim of Former Prime Minister
Peru cut ties with Mexico after Mexico granted asylum to Betssy Chavez, accused of co-authoring a 2022 coup attempt, escalating diplomatic tensions between the nations.
- On Monday, Peru's government severed diplomatic relations with Mexico after Mexico granted asylum to former prime minister Betssy Chavez at the Mexican Embassy in Lima.
- This year, Chavez and Castillo went on trial in March after Peruvian prosecutors accused Chavez of participating in Castillo's December 2022 attempt to dissolve Congress and seek a 25-year sentence.
- In a statement, Peru's foreign ministry accused Mexico of 'repeated instances' of interference and described the action as an 'unfriendly act,' leading to severed diplomatic relations today, Peruvian Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela said.
- Mexico replied that its decision followed Mexican law and refugee procedures and the 1954 Caracas Convention on Diplomatic Asylum, while Mexico's Foreign Ministry called Peru's break with the United Mexican States excessive and disproportionate on Monday.
- Since Castillo's ousting, Peru–Mexico bilateral relations have deteriorated sharply after Mexico sheltered Castillo's family, prompting Peru to expel Pablo Monroy and order his exit within 72 hours.
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Following the granting of political asylum to former left-wing Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, Peru is breaking diplomatic relations with Mexico.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum objected Tuesday to Peru’s decision to break relations with Mexico after her government granted a diplomatic asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, accused of rebellion, and considered the measure “out of proportion.”
By Jimena De La Quintana and Anabella González, CNN en Español. Peru's interim president, José Jerí, said Tuesday that Peru "maintained cordiality as much as possible" with Mexico, referring to his government's decision to sever diplomatic relations with the country over its decision to grant asylum to former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez. "I believe we have demonstrated that the severing of diplomatic relations is based precisely on a criterion …
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