Former Venezuelan governor and Chávez critic Didalco Bolivar in Lima seeking political asylum

Former governor of Venezuela’s northern Aragua State and outspoken Hugo Chávez critic Didalco Bolívar landed in Peru a week ago and is expected to formalize a request for political asylum at any moment, reported daily El Comercio on Friday. “I don’t know anything,” said Foreign Affairs Minister José Antonio García Belaunde when asked about Bolívar’s [...]

Cardinal Cipriani warns of “foreign meddling in Peru’s internal affairs” during July 28th homily

The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, said during his sermon on Independence Day Tuesday that “Peru needs an iron front to stamp out foreign meddling and interference in the country’s internal affairs.” “Peru is an open country and is always ready to initiate dialogue with those willing to collaborate in good faith,” said [...]

Bolivian Foreign Affairs Minister: we seek to improve our bilateral relationship with Peru

Bolivian Foreign Affairs Minister David Choquehuanca said that he is to meet privately with his Peruvian counterpart José Antonio García Belaunde this week during the Mercosur presidential summit in Paraguay, in hopes of “improving bilateral relations with Peru.” “We are more than willing to improve bilateral relations with Peru,” said Choquehuanca, days after García told [...]

Indigenous leader Alberto Pizango granted safe passage from Peru to Nicaragua

The Peruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango boarded a flight Wednesday to Nicaragua, where he has been granted asylum. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs granted a letter of safe-conduct to Pizango, a Shawi Indian and former president of Peru’s Interethnic Association for the Development of Peru’s Jungle, Aidesep. But, according to Foreign Affairs Minister José Antonio [...]

Peru Foreign Affairs Minister to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton in Washington

Peru Foreign Affairs Minister José Antonio García Belaunde will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton in Washington April 6 to discuss bilateral relations, U.S. ambassador Peter Michael McKinley confirmed Tuesday. Other than the current global financial crisis, Belaunde said a possible agenda item was to coordinate a meeting between Peru President Alan Garcia [...]