Peru recalled its ambassador to Bolivia on Monday in response to Bolivian President Evo Morales' comments alleging the presence of U.S. military bases in Peru.
Morales congratulated Ecuador on Saturday for its decision not to renew a lease for a U.S. military base in its territory, while alleging that the U.S. government "is moving its military bases to Peru."
Ties between Peru and Bolivia have been tense since Lima's initiative to modify a Andean Community of Nations (CAN) rule on intellectual property rights to enable its signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States last year.
Morales said CAN faces the "risk of disintegration" due to Lima's insistence on deepening its FTA with Washington.
Peru, a strong U.S. ally, sharply disagrees with the leftist Morales on trade issues.
Luis Gonzalez, president of the Peruvian Congress, said that Morales is interfering in the internal affairs of Peru, which is "not new" and a "really serious" matter.
"There isn't any U.S. military base in Peru, we are making it very clear. The installation of a foreign base must be authorized by the Congress," Gonzalez told a local TV channel Monday.
Such allegations are aimed at producing social psychosis in hiscountry, he added.
Source:Xinhua
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