A Mexican deputy criticizes AMLO for not having ceded the presidency of the Pacific Alliance to her

The attitude of the Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), of does not recognize the government of Dina Boluarte and hand over the presidency of the Pacific Alliance meant not only the protest of the Peruvian authorities, but also of Mexican politicians such as the deputy Sophie Carvajal Isunza.

The Mexican politician in statements for RPP Noticias said that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador does not respect the principles of foreign policy by questioning the government of Dina Boluarte and by politicizing Pacific Alliance by not handing over the presidency pro tempore to Peru.

too much Executive Secretary of the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPPAL) maintained that it is for this reason that the institution issued a statement expressing its concern “at the refusal of the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, to cede the presidency pro tempore of the Pacific Alliance in Peru, whose objective is economic and commercial integration based on the free movement of goods, services, capital and a transversal axis of cooperation between the countries that integrate it such as Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico, which may affect the operation of the said Alliance.

carvajal indicated that the Mexican president “does not respect the basic minimums of foreign policy, which at least is the non-intervention in the internal affairs of the countries, and with this unilateral decision he makes the organization politicized”.

AMLO and Dina Boluarte: what will be the future of the Pacific Alliance in the face of Mexico's refusal to cede the presidency “pro tempore”?
AMLO and Dina Boluarte: what will be the future of the Pacific Alliance in the face of Mexico’s refusal to cede the presidency “pro tempore”?

He added that this attitude affects the Pacific Alliance and “he violates the Constitution and all the laws, this same indiscretion transfers him to an international organization that is the Pacific Alliance, qualifying Peru as an undemocratic country”.

During the interview, he also said that AMLO he tries to position himself as an “ideological leader” and of the left in Latin America. In addition to describing as “childish” the attitudes of the President of Mexico who “leave us in a very bad light”.

Regarding the non-delivery of the presidency of the Pacific Alliance, Sophie Carvajal he said that AMLO it tries to appropriate powers that are not granted to it by the normative framework of the Alliance.

There COPPPAL He said in his statement that the public statements that the Mexican president has made about Peru are “unfortunate and reckless, continue to further damage bilateral relations between the two countries and contribute little to the good conduct that the Mexican state must , especially when the principles of foreign policy must be respected, including non-interference in the internal affairs of another state, but more so the unilateral decision and the politicization to which it has led Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wing Pacific Alliancea totally integrationist and commercial mechanism, affects the rest of the countries that make it up”.

“Mexico’s position vis-à-vis Peru and its refusal to cede the presidency pro tempore of the Pacific Alliance It could intensify until it acquires other dimensions that will affect the rest of the nations that make it up, which is why it is necessary to open spaces for dialogue, reflection and negotiation between the affected countries to achieve a solution,” they argue.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru denounced that the President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador “refuses to comply with the obligation” to hand over the presidency of the Pacific Alliance.

In a press release, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that AMLO “deviates from the principles contained in the framework agreement referring to democracy and the rule of law, and has politicized the Pacific Alliance with the sole aim of weakening it.”

“Despite the fact that the Mexican government has continued to de facto exercise the TPP, the work of the mechanism is paralyzed, due to the politicization it is undergoing for the first time in its history. This situation has hampered the progress of negotiations for the entry of new members,” he said.

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