:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/H4DGINA3BZCGFBJHDZHJX3BXZM.jpeg "The Ministry of Economy supports AMLO’s position on the Pacific Alliance: “Peru lacks conditions”")
On the night of February 17, the Economics Secretary (SE) gave its position on the transfer of the presidency of the Pacific Alliance (AP). He indicated that he is looking for a consensus; However, also supported the position of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
AMLO’s response to Dina Boluarte from Peru and the progress of Plan Sonora, the morning summary
The most relevant of the morning conference of the President of Mexico this Friday, February 17
As the National President did, The SE claimed that Peru cannot adequately lead the alliance of which it is part along with Mexico, Colombia and Chile.
“Although in alphabetical order the presidency would correspond to Peru, said country currently lacks the minimum conditions to exercise constructive leadership and guarantee governability in the work of the Alliance”
In particular, the Ministry of Economy accused Peru of losing its ability to convene and coordinate the works because “they have intensified their hostility against Colombia and Mexico”. Specifically, he cited as evidence of hostile behavior the departure of the Mexican ambassador from Peruvian territory and his actions against Gustavo Petro.
“On December 20, the Mexican ambassador was forced to leave Peru within 72 hours. Regarding Colombia, Gustavo Petro was recently declared persona non grata by the Foreign Relations Commission of the Peruvian Congress, thus isolating this country from cooperation and integration.
He pointed out that for the above it would be difficult for Mexico to agree to attend the call by a possible Peruvian presidency and to send officials of the Mexican government to a country that does not offer the minimum conditions of consular and diplomatic protection.
Even so, the SE assured that it would seek consensus to transfer the presidency, which is why it announced that opened channels of dialogue with Colombia and Chile for this purpose.
AMLO does not hand over the Pacific Alliance to Peru for “supporting its authoritarian friends”, accused the PAN
The opposition party demanded that the president of Mexico stop intervening in the internal affairs of the Andean people
The current president of the Pacific Alliance is Lopez Obradorwho this Friday exhibited reluctance to cede the presidency to Dina Boluarte.
“I don’t want to cede the presidency to a government that I consider fallacious, let the members of the group decide”, declared the Mexican president, reaffirming once again his support for Pedro Castillo, dismissed from the presidency of Peru.
His statements responded to the Boluarte’s request to cede the leadership of the Pacific Alliance for the benefit of the countries that make it up, because he assured that his position in relation to the political situation on Peruvian territory harms them.
AMLO considered the government of Dina Boluarte in Peru as “fake” and refused to hand over the presidency of the Pacific Alliance
The Mexican president, coupled with this situation, took the opportunity to call it a “technical blow” by dismissing Pedro Castillo
Add to that Boluarte urged AMLO to separate political affairs the achievement of the common objectives that the members of the alliance have as a region.
Meanwhile, in Mexico, the opposition bloc of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) has come out against López Obrador’s position on this issue. The National Action Party (PAN) accused the Mexican president of acting according to his ideology and protecting “his authoritarian friends”.
“We remind López Obrador that the government of Dina Boluarte in Peru took office in accordance with what its Constitution dictates and that it was Pedro Castillo who tried to carry out a coup, we demand that he stop ‘intervene in the internal affairs of this country,’ the opposition party said in a statement.
The PA was founded on April 28, 2011 by the agreement of the presidents of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. He came with the objective of achieving an integrated region with free movement of goods, services, capital and people which benefits the citizens of all participating nations.
It consists of 20 technical groups, a high-level group, a Council of Ministers and a “presidency pro tempore” (which the four countries alternate each year in alphabetical order).