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Peru bans Mexico’s President Sheinbaum as diplomatic dispute grows
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is barred from Peru after her government granted asylum to Peruvian ex-premier.
Peru has decided to break off diplomatic relations with Mexico, the Andean nation's foreign minister said on Monday, after Peru's former prime minister holed up in the Mexican embassy in the country to request asylum.
Peru’s Congress has declared Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata. The announcement follows Mexico's decision to grant asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez.
Two nations already had tense relationship stemming from Mexico's support for former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo following his arrest - Anadolu Ajansı
Peru is weighing whether to grant safe passage to Mexico to an opposition politician holed up at the Mexican embassy in Lima.
Peruvian Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela told reporters that Mexico’s decision to grant Peruvian former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez asylum at its embassy in Peru's capital, Lima, constituted an 'unfriendly act.
Peru has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico after Mexican authorities granted asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez
President Sheinbaum held her final morning press conference of the week before welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron to Mexico.