Peru’s foreign minister resigned five weeks after his appointment. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Mackay is the fourth head of diplomacy from the government in 14 months of presidency of Pedro Castillo. The far left leader accumulates resignations, a month after that of Prime Minister Aníbal Torres Vásquez.
In a letter to the Peruvian President, Miguel Rodríguez Mackay says he has done his best to revitalize the country’s foreign relations and correct the mistakes made in the past.
In this letter posted by the ministry on his Twitter account, he announces his ” irrevocable waiver of charge “.
Canciller Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Mackay: Guiado por mis formas y convicciones, y luego de conversar con el SPR Pedro Castillo, su llegada a Lima, informo que he presented mi irrevocable renuncia como Canciller. pic.twitter.com/cb8xGrGI5n
— Cancillería Peru?? (@CancilleriaPeru) September 10, 2022
Disagreements between the new president and his foreign minister have crystallized around the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Sea (UNCLOS). Miguel Rodríguez Mackay wanted to ratify this international treaty on the exploitation of the oceans, already signed by a large majority of Latin American countries. But he was openly criticized by the Peruvian president, who claimed to defend Peruvian sovereignty over its territorial waters.
the president sentence to keep its employees by its side. Miguel Rodríguez Mackay was already the fourth foreign minister appointed since the election of the new head of state. A lawyer by trade, the resigner took office on August 5, replacing the jurist César Landa. The first head of diplomacy, Héctor Béjar, a former guerrilla, remained in post for 19 days.
But in early August especially, the Prime Minister Anibal Torres also resigned, after six short months in his post.
Trade unionist and former teacher Pedro Castillo created a surprise in July 2021 when he was elected president against a far-right candidate. The far left man must unite a country today in crisis despite his lack of experience and a Parliament on the right, hostile to any social measure and which seeks to push him to resign.
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