:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/WLKU33LYIRCQFNWEEOBRKUAGEA.png "Mexico announces that it will maintain its embassy in Peru, despite Dina Boluarte’s decision to criticize AMLO")
The Mexican government regretted this Saturday that Peru reduced the relationship between the two nations to a purely commercial one, after the President To Boluarte order the permanent withdrawal of its ambassador to the country due to the expressions of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO).
Dina Boluarte withdraws Peru’s ambassador to Mexico for AMLO expressions
“He strongly rejected the comments made today by the President of Mexico on Peru’s internal affairs,” the head of state said of Andres Manuel López Obrador.
“The Government of Mexico, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regrets the decision of the current Government of the Republic of Peru to reduce the level of diplomatic relations between the two countries to that of charge d’affaires and to withdraw definitely Ambassador Manuel Gerardo Talavera, who was summoned for consultations on December 15, 2022,” the Mexican agency said in a statement.
Boluarte announced the day before the withdrawal of the Peruvian ambassador to Mexico, Manuel Gerardo Talavera Espinar, after accusing AMLO of “interfering in internal affairs” and supporting the coup orchestrated by Pedro Castillo. “Thus, diplomatic relations between Peru and Mexico are formally at the level of business leaders,” said the Head of State.
The government of Dina Boluarte formalizes the mandate of the Peruvian ambassador to Mexico
The neighboring country’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, called the Peruvian dignitary “fake” in his attempt to ignore Pedro Castillo’s coup.
However, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs has indicated that it will maintain its diplomatic and consular representation in Peru “to promote ties between our peoples and provide care to the Mexican community” in the national territory.