Presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico call for protection of Peru's ousted president Pedro Castillo and demand 'popular will' of Peruvians be respected as protests continue across the Andean country
Argentina's Fernandez, Mexico's Lopez Obrador, Colombia's Petro and Bolivia's Arce sign joint statement, calling Castillo a"victim of undemocratic harassment" and demanding"popular will" of Peruvians be respected.
"The governments of the Argentine Republic, the Republic of Colombia, the United Mexican States and the Plurinational State of Bolivia express their deep concern over the recent events that resulted in the removal and detention of Jose Pedro Castillo Terrones, President of the Republic of Peru," said the statement on Tuesday.
"We urge those who make up the institutions to refrain from reversing the popular will expressed with free suffrage," it added. Lopez Obrador also insisted that he would not recognise Dina Boluarte, the president elected by Peru's Congress, as the country's legitimate leader.Earlier, Boularte pledged to work with Congress to see if the next election could be held sooner than previously proposed, as street protests showed few signs of letting up.
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