The Mexican ambassador in Lima has been summoned by Peru’s foreign ministry on complaints Mexico is interfering in its internal affairs
, after top officials weighed in on the ouster earlier this week of Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo. Castillo, who was removed from power on Wednesday after he attempted to dissolve Peru’s Congress and call for new elections, was arrested while allegedly traveling to the Mexican Embassy, according to Peruvian prosecutors.
Ebrard said his government has “started consultations with the Peruvian authorities,” and confirmed that Monroy had met with Castillo. “He found him physically well and in the company of his lawyer,” Ebrard said. The same day, Mexico’s leftist President Obrador told journalists that Castillo tried to go to the Mexican embassy in Lima to request asylum. “I contacted Marcelo Ebrard and I informed him.
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