The European Union requested dialogue this Wednesday to stabilize Peru., following the dismissal of President Pedro Castillo, who was arrested at the Lima Governor’s headquarters. In a joint statement made by the embassies of EU member states, “We support the political, democratic and peaceful solution adopted by Peruvian institutions. We invite all actors in Peru to a dialogue that will ensure stability within the institutional framework.” through the agency’s delegation in the Latin American country.
In the letter published on Wednesday night, it was stated that the Member States of the European Union stated that they were following the events “carefully” while emphasizing that they rejected “any act contrary to the Constitution and the rule of law”.
Pedro Castillo was sacked this Wednesday, after a motion of no confidence was passed in the Peruvian Congress. Hours earlier, the president had arranged to dissolve the Cortes, establish a state of emergency that enforces a curfew, and call for new elections. He was subsequently arrested by order of the country’s prosecutor’s office. Former Vice President Dina Boluarte took over the Presidency of Peru.
Mexico ready to grant asylum to Castillo
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard confirmed this Wednesday that his country is willing to grant asylum to Peru’s current president, Pedro Castillo. “If Pedro Castillo seeks asylum in Mexico, we grant him asylum.“But he didn’t request it,” Ebrard said in an interview for the “Tando Cabos” program on Radio Fórmula station.
In 2019, the head of Mexican diplomacy offered political asylum to former Bolivian president Evo Morales. Bolivia’s former president had formally submitted the request to the Mexican government days before allegations of electoral fraud. Jeanine Áñez declared herself president two days after she left the country.
Ebrard also showed that he was “very worried”. “I am very attentive to the situation. Mexican President (Andrés Manuel) López Obrador has always asked me to keep him informed,” he told the station in question. Learning of Castillo’s dismissal, the Mexican Foreign Ministry said, Pacific Alliance Summit postponedIt was scheduled for next Wednesday in Peru’s capital.
Lula wishes Boluarte “success” to “reconcile” Peru
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, president-elect of Brazil, regrets being laid off this Wednesday Peru’s former president, Pedro Castillo, wished current Peruvian leader Dina Boluarte “good luck” in keeping “peace” and “reconciling the country”. “It’s always unfortunate that a democratically elected president gets that chance, but I understand that everything was sent within the constitutional framework,” Lula said in a statement.
The Brazilian president said he followed “with great concern” the “constitutional” impeachment of the Peruvian president. “What Peru and South America need right now, dialogue, tolerance and democratic coexistence to solve the real problems we all face,” the president added.
Therefore, Lula urged Peruvian political forces to work together “in a constructive democratic coexistence”. “(This) is the only way capable of bringing peace and prosperity to the beloved and brotherly people of Peru,” he said. “I hope President Dina Boluarte succeeds in her mission to reconcile the country. In this sense, Lula described that his government would work “tirelessly” to rebuild regional integration and claimed that “friendship between Brazil and Peru is fundamental” in this regard. .