Peru expels Mexican ambassador over meddling claims

“The Government of Peru has declared the Mexican ambassador in Peru, Mr. Pablo Monroy Conesa, persona non grata, due to the repeated expressions of the highest authorities of that country regarding the political situation in Peru,” Foreign Minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi said at a press conference.

“Such expressions constitute an interference in the internal affairs of the country and therefore violate the principle of non-intervention,” Gervasi added.

The Peruvian government’s decision came hours after Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced that the family of Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo is currently at the Mexican embassy in Lima and has been granted political asylum. (ILKHA)