Peru’s government on Monday announced the country was severing diplomatic relations with Mexico over the asylum claim of former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who is under investigation for rebellion.
According to Hugo de Zela, Peru's foreign minister, Mexico's decision to provide Chávez asylum at its embassy in the capital, Lima, was an "unfriendly act" that exacerbated already-existing tensions between the two nations.
