Espa has been summoned for October 19; he is also expected to report on the upcoming November visit to Peru by Pope Leo XIV and on the guidelines of Peru’s foreign policy.

The appearance was proposed by Congresswoman Giannina Avendano of the progressive party *Juntos por el Peru* (JP), a critic of the shift in Peruvian foreign policy.

Espa’s presentation follows the participation last week of a Peruvian diplomat—alongside two colleagues from Argentina and the United States—in the session of the Bolivian Congress that removed the neighboring country’s then-Attorney General, Roger Mariaca, who was subsequently forcibly taken to the United States.

The Foreign Ministry responded to criticism regarding Peru’s involvement in a statement asserting that diplomat Fernando Suni was attending solely to gather information—authorized by international norms—and that the ministry supported the Bolivian government’s decisions.

The incident sparked criticism from opposition lawmakers, who argued that Espa, when informing the legislature about the government’s adherence to the “Shield of the Americas,” had failed to fully disclose that the initiative entailed situations like the one that occurred in Bolivia. Despite the Foreign Ministry’s explanations, doubts persist—such as those raised by centrist Senator Cesar Holguin, who demanded that the government explain why it signed a declaration supporting the actions taken against the Bolivian prosecutor and why a Peruvian diplomat was present at that country’s congress.

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