Peru has recalled its ambassador to Cuba to protest "offensive" remarks by Cuban leader Fidel Castro, the government said

late on May 2 in a communique.

The communique said Cuban leader Fidel Castro slammed Peru and other Latin American countries in a May Day Speech for their vote at a UN human rights body in Geneva to demand Cuba's cooperation with international organizations in the protection of human

rights.

The Peruvian government rejects the "offensive" remarks made by the Cuban leader, the communique said.