It added that “it subsequently questions the constitutional process that led to the inauguration of the president of the republic, Mrs. Dina Boluarte.”
“With this, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador departs 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 purpose of weakening it,” he emphasized.
The Foreign Ministry remarked that the transfer of the pro tempore presidency to Peru “is not a concession, it is an obligation contained in a treaty that binds the four countries that make up the Alliance.”
He assured, in this sense, that “despite the fact that the Mexican government has continued to exercise the de facto PPT, the work of the mechanism is paralyzed, as a result of the politicization that it is undergoing for the first time in its history.”
“This situation has impeded progress in the negotiations for the entry of new members from the region to the Pacific Alliance,” he said.
The official statement recalled that the Pacific Alliance is a regional integration process “of which Peru is a founding country” and considered it “essential for the economic and social development of Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru, and to improve the quality of life of its citizens.
He reported that he has “formally requested the convening of the High Level Group of the Pacific Alliance to jointly address the transfer of the Alliance’s PPT, without it having been convened by Mexico, among other obstacles that it has raised during the talks that have been maintained with that country”.
Rejection of AMLO’s interference
Peru also reiterated “its rejection of the acts of interference by the President of Mexico in its internal political process, and its full commitment to democracy and human rights” and reaffirmed that the transfer of the presidency of the Pacific Alliance “must take place in compliance with the obligations of International Law contained in the Framework Agreement”.
He also expressed his appreciation to the Business Council of the Pacific Alliance (CEAP) which, according to what he said, “with a sense of responsibility and respect for the institutional framework” has already transferred its presidency to Peru “ensuring the continuity of its work for the benefit of the peoples of the Pacific Alliance”.
The Mexican president declared this Friday that he was going to ask that the Rio Group be consulted about his decision not to transfer the presidency of the Alliance to Peru because he does not want to “hand over (the presidency) to a government that I consider spurious.”
“Let the members of the group decide,” he said before adding that he does not want to “legitimize” what in his opinion was “a coup d’état” against Castillo, who was dismissed by the Peruvian Congress after announcing that he intended to close the Legislature, govern by decree and intervene in the Judiciary.
President Boluarte addressed the issue last Wednesday, when she reported that López Obrador did not want to hand over the presidency of the Pacific Alliance because “he continues to support former president” Castillo.
Since Castillo’s removal, López Obrador has sided with the former president, granting asylum to his wife and children and denouncing that he was the victim of a coup supposedly orchestrated by the oligarchy.
