Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06LIMA55
2006-01-05 22:13:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Lima
Cable title:
PERU RECALLS ITS AMBASSADOR FROM VENEZUELA IN
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UNCLAS LIMA 000055
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PE VE
SUBJECT: PERU RECALLS ITS AMBASSADOR FROM VENEZUELA IN
RESPONSE TO CHAVEZ' ENDORSEMENT OF HUMALA
REF: LIMA 30
UNCLAS LIMA 000055
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SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PE VE
SUBJECT: PERU RECALLS ITS AMBASSADOR FROM VENEZUELA IN
RESPONSE TO CHAVEZ' ENDORSEMENT OF HUMALA
REF: LIMA 30
1. The Peruvian Government recalled its Ambassador to
Caracas, Carlos Urrutia, for consultations in response to
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's virtual endorsement of
Peruvian presidential candidate Ollanta Humala at an event
honoring visiting Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales on 1/3
(Reftel). The Foreign Ministry issued a press statement
explaining that Chavez' actions, "Constituted an interference
in the internal affairs of Peru," and that his remarks, "did
not coincide with international law, or with the norms and
principles of the Inter-American system, which obliges
democratic states to not intervene in the affairs of other
countries."
2. Prime Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, in comments to the
media on 1/4, noted that the Council of Ministers had
discussed Chavez remarks on 1/4, and that Foreign Minster
Oscar Maurtua, "was taking appropriate action." On the other
hand, Ollanta Humala, during a 1/5 press conference, termed
the GOP's action "improper."
3. COMMENT: As noted in Reftel, the GOP recognized that it
had to respond "appropriately" to Chavez' incursion into
Peru's presidential campaign. The temporary recall of Peru's
Ambassador, along with the public explanation tying this
directly to Chavez' comments, may not faze Venezuela's
leader, but it at least demonstrates that at least one South
American country is prepared to stand up to his intromissions
in its domestic politics. END COMMENT.
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SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PE VE
SUBJECT: PERU RECALLS ITS AMBASSADOR FROM VENEZUELA IN
RESPONSE TO CHAVEZ' ENDORSEMENT OF HUMALA
REF: LIMA 30
1. The Peruvian Government recalled its Ambassador to
Caracas, Carlos Urrutia, for consultations in response to
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's virtual endorsement of
Peruvian presidential candidate Ollanta Humala at an event
honoring visiting Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales on 1/3
(Reftel). The Foreign Ministry issued a press statement
explaining that Chavez' actions, "Constituted an interference
in the internal affairs of Peru," and that his remarks, "did
not coincide with international law, or with the norms and
principles of the Inter-American system, which obliges
democratic states to not intervene in the affairs of other
countries."
2. Prime Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, in comments to the
media on 1/4, noted that the Council of Ministers had
discussed Chavez remarks on 1/4, and that Foreign Minster
Oscar Maurtua, "was taking appropriate action." On the other
hand, Ollanta Humala, during a 1/5 press conference, termed
the GOP's action "improper."
3. COMMENT: As noted in Reftel, the GOP recognized that it
had to respond "appropriately" to Chavez' incursion into
Peru's presidential campaign. The temporary recall of Peru's
Ambassador, along with the public explanation tying this
directly to Chavez' comments, may not faze Venezuela's
leader, but it at least demonstrates that at least one South
American country is prepared to stand up to his intromissions
in its domestic politics. END COMMENT.
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