Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Peru is severing diplomatic relations with Mexico over its granting of diplomatic asylum to a former prime minister accused of being involved in a coup attempt in 2022.
The Peruvian Foreign Ministry announced it was ending diplomatic relations with Mexico in a Monday evening communication, accusing the North American nation of "interfering in an inadmissible and systematic manner in Peru's internal affairs."
According to the communication, Mexico informed Peru that former Prime Minister Betssy Chavez Chino had sought refuge at its embassy in Lima and was granted political asylum.
Peru's Foreign Ministry said it was "an unfriendly act that adds to the series of unacceptable interferences by the Mexican government toward Peru" and demonstrates its "profound lack of interest in maintaining a relationship" with Lima.
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