Colombian Foreign Ministry says Gustavo Petro’s legislative rejection does not affect relations with Peru

The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this Sunday that it “takes note” of the proposal, approved by the Peruvian Congress, to declare Colombian President Gustavo Petro persona non grata, and assures that it considers this “an act of a political nature” that does not “affect historical relations between the two countries.

Gustavo Petro was declared persona non grata last Friday at the plenary session of the Congress due to the rejection of his statements about the Peruvian National Police (PNP) in the midst of the political and social crisis that has engulfed that country, and asked the authorities to ensure that “not enter the national territory .

This decision refers to statements made Gustavo Petro when he mentioned the PPP’s extensive deployment in Lima’s historic center the day before in response to an anti-government demonstration.

In response to this decision, the Office Colombia issued a statement in which he indicated that he “interprets this as an act of a political nature by the legislature of Peru, which does not impose obligations on the people and therefore does not affect historical relations with the brotherly people.”

In addition, he reaffirmed “his confidence that democracy and the rule of law will be imposed in Peru in order to achieve solutions to the current situation (…) through a broad and inclusive social dialogue, always in accordance with the framework of the Inter-American System of Rights.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia hopes that “within the framework of the historical relationship of brotherhood and good neighborliness between Colombia The US and Peru will continue to work together to promote common interests” such as strengthening regional integration, protecting the Amazon, overcoming the phenomenon of illegal drugs, the migration phenomenon, and the well-being of communities, especially those living in border areas.

Finally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government of Colombia “sympathize with the recent acts of violence that have taken place in Peru, which have affected the integrity of its citizens, both civilians and members of the state forces, and express their solidarity with its people and their condolences. relatives of the deceased.

strained relationship

Relations between Gustavo Petro and the new Peruvian government were tense from the start, especially as the President of Colombia defended former President Pedro Castillo and repeatedly criticized the actions of the Peruvian government and public forces during the protests that have been going on for several months.

Last January, the Peruvian government, in a diplomatic letter, expressed “strong protest against a new act of interference” by Gustavo Petro in domestic politics after he decided to evict hundreds of protesters from a university in Lima.

Parliament also approved at the end of last year a proposal to reject “permanent acts of interference in the internal affairs” of the country by Gustavo Petro and his Mexican colleague Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who repeatedly spoke out in Castillo’s defense after his failed coup d’état.

Dina Boluarte’s government showed “deep discomfort” in December over statements Gustavo Petro in support of the Castillos, considering them “unacceptable” interference in the internal affairs of the country in another diplomatic note.

The latest intersection of the allegations came this Saturday when Boluarte asked Gustavo Petro “for him to devote himself to governing” his country and stop the “incitement of the Peruvian population” that has been involved in anti-government protests since last December.

(As reported by EFE)

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