Pedro Castillo's most outstanding phrases in his CNN interview

(Spanish CNN) - The president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, declared that he did not train in politics and did not receive any training for that position, he said in the CNN cameras in Spanish in the first exclusive interview with an international medium.Also, he referred to his foreign policy, without giving concrete answers about governments in Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua.

In conversation with Fernando del Rincón in conclusions, Castillo is convinced of being able to finish his term, despite his inexperience and the scandals that have surrounded his government, which has just been six months.

These are some of the most outstanding phrases of the CNN interview:

"You have to ask Venezuelans, right?"

That was the answer, after initially evading it, by Pedro Castillo to the question of Fernando del Rincón: Who does he recognize as president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó or Nicolás Maduro?

Are Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua dictatorships?The president replies: "I would like to have a well -united Latin America," or "Cuba is a brother country."Only after several attempts he limits himself to sentence: "We will have to ask the Cubans."

With Venezuela follow the same script.“I have many Venezuelans here and the problem is not Venezuelans.The problem is criminals.The Venezuelans against Venezuelans who steal them. ”

For Castillo, the reason why thousands of Venezuelans have emigrated to Peru is reduced to "there are also many Peruvians living there (in Venezuela)."

"I will never have a model of outside"

Castillo avoided ruling on the regimes of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, claiming respect for the autonomy of each country.He assures that he would not like Peru to become one of those models.

When asked to define his ideology, he describes himself as "a provincial, I am an Andean teacher who embraces the needs of this country."

"I am not telling him that I am going to give him the sea for Bolivia (...) we will consult the people"

When he did not even go through the head, he was candidate claimed in an event the exit to the sea for Bolivia.Now, as president, he has another strategy.

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“I am not telling him that I am going to give him the sea for Bolivia (…) Now we will agree, we will consult the people.For that, the people need to manifest ”because theirs, he says, is a“ totally democratic ”model.

Castillo referred to the aspiration of the Sea of the Bolivians as a "right."

"On July 28, 2026, you come to shake your hand. And I will say: 'Task fulfilled my country'"

Castillo is optimistic to reach the end of his period of government in July 2026. He also guarantees that he will not seek to extend his stay in Pizarro's house;The Constitution of Peru establishes a five -year command without immediate re -election.

"The people have brought me here not to do what is suspected, but to do things well"

In just six months of government, Castillo faces multiple scandals that have undermined their popularity.Will his mandate end?

Although in December the Congress already wantedThey lent themselves to that game. "

The order, presented in November by several opposition congressmen, was supported, among other reasons, on the alleged "illegal use of public funds" in the 2021 Free campaign.The president separated from any act of corruption and the request was rejected in December by the Plenary of Congress for 46 votes in favor, 76 against and 4 abstentions.

For Castillo, a school teacher with no previous experience in the government, that process of dismissal is due to the fact that Congress has an agenda.

"I never went through a honeymoon, as has been given in the other governments ... I never trained for politician. I was not trained to be president,"

In his management there have been, according to the president, "a learning process."Castillo defends that he was not trained to be president.“I didn't go abroad.I didn't go to the United States because I didn't lend myself to that.I am here for the country, for the people.And I'm here to face the country.And I'm not going to steal a penny to the country. ”

Although Casa rains criticism, the president pointed out that the few months in the government have shown him that he cannot make mistakes and implicitly admitted that he cannot use Peru as evidence and error.

Castillo said in CNN that Peru will continue to be his school: "School is doing things right, correcting what is wrong and doing things for all Peruvians. That is also a school for me."

"(Cerrón) has no influence on the appointments of the cabinet"

The resignations, dismissals and scandals have overshadowed the first months of his government while the president tries to disconnect from the controversial Vladimir Cerrón, general secretary of the Peru Libre party.

The president of Peru denied the alleged influence of Cerrón on his government work."He has no influence on the appointments of the cabinet," he said.

"He was never a clandestine office"

The Comptroller General of the Republic initiated investigations to verify contracts and awards made by decentralized provisions, an executing unit of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications responsible for preparing, managing, managing and executing projects and transport infrastructure programs and programs of transport infrastructure, in a Breña house thatThe president usually visits and welcomed him during the campaign.

Castillo said there did not talk about business.The president said that "he was never a clandestine office."To which he also added that "in the presidential office it is not lying."

With information from Cynthia Zamora, María Becerra and Alfredo Meza