LIMA, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Peru president Alan Garcia Thursday rejected the decision of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) to ban official international soccer games above 2,500 over sea lever.

    "It is a European measure, ethnic-centered, it is an insult. Those who made the decision see the world as if it were their own country. That kind of ideas have hurt the world," Garcia told the press.

    He also criticized FIFA's president Joseph Blatter born in Switzerland: "Just because Blatter cannot play at over 2,500 meters altitude the games have to be prohibited."

    Garcia said that if the reason to veto international soccer games at high altitudes is health matters then sports competitions held in cities where high and low temperatures prevail should also be prohibited.

    Garcia said he agreed with his counterparts of other South American countries affected by the decision such as Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru among others, to send a joint protest to the FIFA.