Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard confirmed Tuesday that some relatives of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo have been granted political asylum as they are staying at the Mexican Embassy in Lima.
«Asylum has already been granted to them because they are in Mexican territory, that is, they are in our Embassy (…) It is an independent sovereign decision of Mexico», defended the head of Mexican diplomacy, according to ‘El Universal’.
Likewise, Ebrard has confirmed that the authorities of the North American country are in talks with those of Peru so that, in case Castillo’s family so wishes, they may be granted a safe-conduct to travel to Mexico.
Already on Monday, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stated that his country has «open doors» for Pedro Castillo, for his family and for «all those who feel harassed and persecuted» in Peru.
The President of Peru, Dina Boluarte, assured on Sunday that the Mexican Government had granted political asylum to Castillo’s wife and son, after the former Peruvian president had already tried to take refuge in the Mexican Embassy in Lima the day he was dismissed by the Congress.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
