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The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO)accused the “economic and political elites” of Peru of forcing the now former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo to “make decisions” that led to his dismissal this Wednesday.
“We consider it regrettable that, due to the interests of the economic and political elites, from the beginning of the legitimate presidency of Pedro Castilloan atmosphere of confrontation and hostility has been maintained against him to the point of leading him to make decisions that have served his adversaries to consummate his dismissal,” expressed on Twitter.
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The Mexican president described as “sui generis” the concept of “moral incapacity” that Peruvian deputies used this Wednesday to dismiss Castillowho is at the headquarters of the Lima Police prefecture, shortly after being dismissed by Congress and being accused by the majority of having attempted to perpetrate a coup d’état.
Non-intervention and self-determination of the peoples is a fundamental principle of our foreign policy. That is what we stick to in the case of what happened in Peru. However, we consider it unfortunate that, due to the interests of the economic and political elites, 1/3
– Andrés Manuel (@lopezobrador_) December 7, 2022
The statements of Lopez Obrador occur moments after it is revealed that the Government of Mexico is willing to offer asylum to Castilloalthough the former Peruvian president has not requested it, as revealed by Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard in an interview with Radio Formula.
López Obrador asked that “I hope human rights are respected and there is democratic stability for the benefit of the people.”.
On other occasions, the president of Mexico has expressed its solidarity with Castle denouncing that there was “racism” behind the attempt by the “elite” and “conservatives” to remove him.
He even postponed the pacific alliance summit that was to be held on November 25 in Mexico City, due to the refusal of the Peruvian Congress to allow the attendance of Castillo, who was to receive the presidency of the trade bloc.
The president defended his right to comment on what happened in the Perudespite the fact that he has insisted throughout his term that he does not intervene in the internal affairs of other countries.
”Non-intervention and self-determination of the peoples is a fundamental principle of our foreign policy. That is what we stick to in the case of what happened in Peru.”he asserted.
After what the majority of the Peruvian Congress described as an attempted coup, Castillo was ousted and detained at the headquarters of the Lima Police Prefecture.
Castle He dictated this Wednesday to temporarily dissolve Congress and establish a national emergency government, hours before Parliament debated a vacancy motion (removal) to remove him from the head of state. In his place, the until then vice president took office, Dina Boluarte.
Source: Elcomercio
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