Peru's new president, Dina Boluarte, moved to ease diplomatic tensions on Tuesday, saying she would talk with regional leaders who have come to her jailed predecessor's defense, after her Mexican counterpart announced a pause in relations with Peru.
and then arrested last week after lawmakers in the opposition-controlled Congress voted to remove him from power shortly after he illegally sought to dissolve Congress to avoid a third impeachment vote.
"The will of the people who elected should be respected," Lopez Obrador told reporters at a regular government news conference, arguing that Castillo had won a free election last year and could not be removed. Boluarte, previously the vice president under Castillo, responded on Tuesday, defending Castillo's ouster as lawful due to what she described as his attempted coup. She told reporters that she would call Lopez Obrador, as well as the presidents of the other three signatories of the statement, to discuss the matter.But Boluarte also said that Argentine President Alberto Fernandez had called to congratulate her last week.
"Relations are on hold as we wait to see what happens," he said. "Hopefully a democratic solution can be found."
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