LIMA—Peruvian President Alan Garcia would like to tell his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales to "shut up" and said Tuesday that Morales should stop interfering in Peru's internal affairs.
Garcia, speaking to reporters a day after Peru announced it was recalling its ambassador from Bolivia, said Morales needs to understand he should be more diplomatic.
"I would say ... why don't you shut up?" Garcia said when asked about comments made by Morales that criticized Peru for having a close relationship with the United States.
"Deal with your own country, and not mine," Garcia said.
Morales, an ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, is one of the regions's fiercest critics of U.S. policies in Latin America.
Tensions between Peru and Bolivia have been running high since Peru signed a free-trade agreement with the United States late last year. Bolivia has denounced the accord and urged its Andean neighbors to do the same.
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