Top Peru ministers resign in protest over stalled US fighter jet deal
Peru’s foreign and defence ministers resigned on Wednesday in protest over the decision by the government to stall a US$3.5 billion deal for the purchase of 24 US F-16 fighter jets.
The ministers said Peru’s reputation was in jeopardy after interim president Jose Maria Balcazar said on Tuesday that he would leave it up to the winner of June’s presidential run-off to finalise the agreement.
Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela told RPP radio he stood down “because the political decision made by Mr...
Peru Ministers Quit Over F-16s
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- Peru's defense and foreign ministers resign after the president stalls US military planes deal The Independent —
- Peru's defense and foreign ministers resign after the president stalls US military planes deal ABC News —
- Peru's defense and foreign ministers resign after the president stalls US military planes deal ABC News —