The Peruvian Government claimed, This Tuesday, April 11, the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Pacific Alliance through a communication to the foreign ministries of Mexico, Colombia and Chilein which he proposed to carry out a consultation in this regard and alerted the ‘Aztec’ country that not formalizing the transfer “would entail international responsibility.”
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“To date, the Government of Peru has proposed holding consultations between all the parties to the framework agreement of the Pacific Alliance in order to carry out the transfer of the Pro Tempore Presidency to Peru, without further delay.“, said the Peruvian Foreign Ministry in a statement.
He added that “the non-compliance of an international obligation by a State, such as refusing to transfer the pro tempore Presidency of the Pacific Alliance, would entail international responsibility for said State“.
The Foreign Ministry pointed out that, in this communication, the first sent to all the Ministries of Foreign Relations of the member countries, the principle ‘pacta sunt servanda’ was invoked, enshrined in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 1969, which states that “every treaty in force binds the parties and must be complied with in good faith“.
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Regarding the consultations regarding the transfer from Mexico to Peru of the pro tempore Presidency, the Andean country defended that these are contemplated in the Framework Agreement of the Pacific Alliance, according to which “The parties will make every effort, through consultation or other means, to reach a satisfactory solution to any difference in the interpretation or application of the provisions.” of the same.
“Additionally, in the communication sent, the Government of Peru has safeguarded its ability to use the political and legal means at its disposal to achieve full compliance with the international obligations contained in the Framework Agreement of the Pacific Alliance” the statement added.
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On the other hand, the Foreign Ministry expressed its “high appreciation” for the various pronouncements by government, business and academic sectors both national and from other countries, which “agree on the urgent need to continue with the work“of this process of regional integration.
“The four member states must preserve the Pacific Alliance as a mechanism for economic-commercial integration without politicization and thus continue generating opportunities for trade, investment, and cooperation, for the benefit of our citizens.“, insisted the ministry.
Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile are part of the Pacific Alliance.
And he concluded that the government of Dina Boluarte “will not give up keeping the Pacific Alliance alive and exercising its Pro Tempore Presidency, which corresponds to it in accordance with international law“.
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On repeated occasions, the Peruvian president accused her Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, of not wanting to make the transfer because “continue to support the former president” Pedro Castillo (2021-2022).
Since Castillo’s removal last December, López Obrador has sided with the former head of state, granting asylum to his wife and children and denouncing that he was the victim of a coup, allegedly, orchestrated by the oligarchy.
EFE
