[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[April 6, 1992]
[Page 542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Smith on the Peruvian Government 
Crisis

April 6, 1992
    The President was very disappointed to learn of the action taken by 
President Fujimori in suspending the Peruvian Constitution and 
dissolving the Congress and the judiciary. This is a regrettable step 
backwards for the cause of democracy in the hemisphere. We will be 
consulting with other countries in the hemisphere and are currently 
reviewing our assistance programs to Peru. We urge a rapid return to 
constitutional rule.