Foreign and defense ministers in Peru resigned in protest of the government's decision to halt a $3.5 billion deal for 24 US F-16 fighter jets. The resignations followed statements suggesting the finalization of the agreement depends on the winner of the upcoming presidential runoff.

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...