Peru’s Relations With Venezuela Souring
Peru and Venezuela stepped up their diplomatic row on Monday, with a top Venezuelan official calling Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo the “office boy” of President Bush. The two South American nations have been in an escalating war of words over Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s endorsement of Ollanta Humala in Peru’s upcoming presidential runoff and his criticism of Toledo’s free-trade pact with the United States. Full Story