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Peru: PM confirms threats against Peruvian diplomats in Mexico

Photo: ANDINA/Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Peru

Photo: ANDINA/Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Peru

14:30 | Lima, Jun. 2.

Diplomatic personnel from the Peruvian diplomatic mission in Mexico have received threats against their lives. Therefore, Prime Minister Alberto Otarola has requested the Mexican Government to reinforce the security at said facilities.

"It is a very threatening, very intimidating recording" the one received by Peruvian diplomatic representatives, the Cabinet chief expressed.

"I have listened to it, and the threats are serious," he emphasized.

Therefore, the Peruvian Government representative requested that an investigation be carried out in order to determine the responsibilities linked to these acts.

Similarly, the Prime Minister used his social media channels to put on record what had occurred and to condemn the intimidating acts aimed at the diplomats.

Otarola pointed out that, although Mexican authorities have redoubled the corresponding security, this "is an issue that we do not want to ignore."

In this sense, he asked for guarantees to be granted for the integrity and lives of the charge d'affaires and the three diplomats who work at the embassy headquarters, as well as those who are at the consulate.


Affected relations

Prime Minister Otarola indicated that, as a result of the decision by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador not to recognize the Peruvian Government and to criticize it, relations with the North American country are only at the level of charges d'affaires.


For his part, Mexican President Lopez Obrador (AMLO) has mentioned the possibility of also breaking off all kinds of relations with his Peruvian counterpart once Congress had declared him 'persona non grata' because of his political statements.

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Published: 6/2/2023