Mexican president slams ouster of Castillo, says Peru ties 'on hold'


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  • Tuesday, 13 Dec 2022

FILE PHOTO: Peruvian President Pedro Castillo addresses the audience during the opening of the VII Ministerial Summit on Government and Digital Transformation of the Americas, in Lima, Peru on November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday slammed the removal of fellow leftist Pedro Castillo as Peru's democratically elected president, and said relations with the South American country are now on hold.

Castillo was ousted last week after lawmakers in the opposition-controlled Congress voted to remove him from power after he attempted to rule by decree and dissolve Congress to avoid a third impeachment vote.

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