The president of Peru, José Jerí, did not rule out the possibility of enter the Mexican embassy in that country, where is the former prime minister Betssy Chavez.
“I don’t limit myself and, if you have to enter the Mexican embassy, it will be done. I have shown with concrete actions, that many did not expect, that my hand does not shake. I am convinced that we are all judged by actions,” he said in an interview with the newspaper El Comercio.
In early November, the Government of Mexico granted asylum to Betssy Chávez, former head of Pedro Castillo’s cabinet, which caused the Foreign Minister of Peru, Hugo de Zela, to announce the severing of diplomatic relations with the Mexican government.
The Government of Mexico defended the right to grant asylum, since, it stated, it was carried out “in strict accordance with international law.”
In her press conference this Monday, the president said that there may be differences with Peru, however, she considered that the framework of the law must prevail.
“We may have differences but always within the framework of international law. This woman’s right to asylum is the right to asylum recognized by international human rights laws, it is a right to asylum within the framework of international relations and its laws. The violation would be very serious,” he highlighted.
Sheinbaum expressed his respect for Peru’s decision to break relations with Mexico, but reiterated that an intervention in the Mexican Embassy would be outside the law.
“Dialogue is always the best, you can always have differences and express opinions. They made the decision to break relations with Mexico, but an intervention in the embassy would be outside the norm,” he indicated.
Since the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico has had a complicated relationship with Peru. The then president granted political asylum to Pedro Castillo and he was declared persona “non grata.”
