Peru foreign minister resigns following US visit controversy

FILE PHOTO: Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi attends a news conference regarding the asylum that Mexico has granted to the family of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru, December 20, 2022. Reuters/Sebastian Castaneda/File Photo

LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's foreign minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi resigned on Monday after less than a year, amid questions over how she handled President Dina Boluarte's visit last week to the United States.

Gervasi made no reference to Boluarte's U.S. trip in her resignation letter, which was seen by Reuters and other media. However, local news outlets reported that she was under pressure after failing to arrange a formal meeting between Boluarte and President Joe Biden.