The election Sunday of Social Democrat candidate Alan García as the new Peruvian President has been the best reply of the people to meddling of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in their elections, US Under Secretary of State Robert Zoellick said.

"The best reply was given by the Peruvian people, who decided to vote President García instead of Chávez' candidate (Nationalist Ollanta Humala)," the diplomatic said during a press conference concomitantly with the summit of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Santo Domingo.

Previously, in a plenary session at the General Assembly, Zoellick asked OAS member states to show solidarity with Peru due to the interference of the Venezuelan President.

"In Peru, the Government has had to file a complaint at OAS Permanent Council for foreign interference," he noted.

"We ought to express solidarity with endangered democratic governments," the official added.