Peru’s Congress approved the declaration persona non grata to the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum. The South American country is thus worsening the breakdown in relations that it unilaterally adopted on Monday. The conflict arises from the decision of the Mexican authorities to grant asylum at their embassy in Lima to Betssy Chávez, former prime minister of Pedro Castillo. The Mexican government has defended the protection by assuring that Chávez is a persecuted politician and stressing that asylum cannot be considered a hostile gesture between nations, according to the United Nations (UN).
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