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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Diego Oré and Marco Aquino

Peru orders Mexico's ambassador out as diplomatic spat deepens

Police stand guard as a vehicle leaves the residence of Mexico's ambassador, after Peru declared Mexico's top diplomat to Lima "persona non grata" and ordered him to leave the country on Tuesday, in the latest escalation of tensions between the two nations after Peru ousted Pedro Castillo as president, in Lima, Peru December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Liz Tasa

Peru declared Mexico's ambassador to Lima "persona non grata" and ordered him to leave the country on Tuesday, Peru's foreign minister announced, in the latest escalation of tensions between the two nations after Peru ousted Pedro Castillo as president.

The abrupt order, a severe measure in the world of diplomacy, gives Mexico's envoy to the South American country just 72 hours to exit.

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