Lima, November 04 (QNA) - Peru announced it is cutting diplomatic relations with Mexico after it granted asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez.

Peruvian Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela said in a press statement, "given this unfriendly act... the Peruvian government has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Mexico today," after Betssy Chávez was given refuge at the Mexican embassy in Peru.

Chávez was appointed Prime Minister of Peru in November 2022 during the administration of former President Pedro Castillo. She resigned just days after her appointment amid a severe political crisis in the country.

Chávez faces criminal charges for her alleged role in Castillos' plan to dissolve congress in December of the same year, an act the judiciary deemed unconstitutional. (QNA)