Peru may sever diplomatic ties with Venezuela to protest Sunday's election of a legislative superbody in the country that has been widely criticized as undemocratic, Peruvian Foreign Minister Ricardo Luna said on Thursday.
Luna said Peru wanted to discuss appropriate measures with his regional counterparts in a meeting set for Tuesday before acting unilaterally, however.
Peru called for the meeting as Venezuelans broadly boycotted Sunday's election of a constituent assembly, designed to enhance the powers of leftist President Nicolas Maduro.