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Peru's congress declares Obrador 'persona non grata'

LIMA, Peru: Peru's Congress on Thursday declared Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador 'persona non grata' for statements he made against his Peruvian counterpart Dina Boluarte.

Obrador had labeled Boluarte a 'usurper' and resisted ceding the presidency of the Pacific Alliance Latin American trade bloc to her.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador delivers a speech after a demonstration following the president's call for the 85th anniversary of the nationalization of oil in the middle of a controversy on electoral reform at the Zocalo square in Mexico City on March 18, 2023. AFP PHOTO