MEPs express support for the new constitutionally appointed authorities in Peru
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MEPs express support for the new constitutionally appointed authorities in Peru

The Chair of the Delegation for Relations with the countries of the Andean Community, Pilar Del Castillo (EPP, Spain) and the Chair of the EP Foreign Affairs Committee, David McAllister (EPP, Germany), wish to express their total and unconditional support for the democratic institutionality and constitutional order, safeguarded thanks to the impeccable and responsible functioning and behaviour of the Peruvian authorities and all sectors of Peruvian society regarding the recent events in the Republic of Peru that led to the constitutional dismissal of President Pedro Castillo given his attempt to dissolve the Congress, to call elections for a Constituent Assembly and to decree a government of exception unilaterally.

They hope and wish that the new constitutional president Dina Boluarte has the support and collaboration of all political forces and citizens of the country to redirect, through political dialogue and within full respect of the separation and balance of powers, the crisis generated so that Peruvian democracy can emerge from this attack fully revitalised, strengthened, more united and consolidated in defence of democratic values to achieve the highest levels of welfare and development for its citizens.

The European Union and the Republic of Peru are preferential partners united through the links implied by the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement signed in 2003 and the Multi-Party Trade Agreement (Peru-EU FTA), in force since 2013, and built on a solid foundation of common and shared values such as commitment to respect for the rule of law, democratic principles, freedom of enterprise and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the fight against poverty. In this sense, they state that the new constitutionally appointed authorities and the citizens of Peru can count on the support and collaboration of the European Parliament to deepen the development of their already close relations for the benefit of Peruvian society.

For further information, please contact:

Office of Mr David McAllister, tel. +32 2 284 51 30, e-mail: david.mcallister@ep.europa.eu
Office of Ms Pilar del Castillo, tel. +32 2 284 59 82, e-mail: 
pilar.delcastillo@ep.europa.eu