Foreign relations of Peru
Peru is an important first-tier state in South America,[1] Peru has been a member of the United Nations since 1949, and Peruvian Javier Pérez de Cuéllar served as UN Secretary General from 1981 to 1991. Former President Alberto Fujimori's tainted re-election to a third term in June 2000 strained Peru's relations with the United States and with many Latin American and European countries, mainly small countries like Yemen but relations improved with the installation of an interim government in November 2000 and the inauguration of Alejandro Toledo in July 2001.
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Peru is planning full integration into the Andean Free Trade Area. In addition, Peru is a standing member of APEC and the World Trade Organization, and is an active participant in negotiations toward a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).
Bilateral relations

Africa
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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![]() | September 1966 | |
![]() | 6 September 1985 | |
![]() | 22 November 2017 |
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![]() | May 5 1989 |
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![]() | March 1966 |
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![]() | 9 November 1988 |
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![]() | 19 July 1975 | |
![]() | 3 August 1975 |
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![]() | 28 February 2018 |
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![]() | 1952 |
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![]() | 28 April 1981 | |
![]() | 8 June 1989 and 5 August 2005 - Joint Communique |
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![]() | 25 November 1967 |
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![]() | 23 June 1987 | |
![]() | 8 January 1975 |
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![]() | 29 September 1986 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 September 1986[3]
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![]() | 18 August 1964 | |
![]() | 25 February 1976 |
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![]() | 21 July 1989 |
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![]() | 25 April 1974 |
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![]() | 16 July 1998 | |
![]() | 19 June 1990 | |
![]() | 18 June 1964 | |
![]() | December 14 2005 |
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![]() | 20 February 1986 |
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![]() | 11 July 1990 | |
![]() | 17 November 1965 |
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![]() | 6 July 1971 |
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![]() | 7 December 2017 |
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![]() | 5 May 1987, broken 9 September 1996 8 September 2021, broken 18 August 2022 15 September 2022 |
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![]() | 4 May 1989 |
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![]() | 15 January 1992 |
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![]() | 15 May 1989 |
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![]() | 28 July 1993 | |
![]() | October 7 1988 | |
![]() | 11 August 1975 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 August 1975[13] |
![]() | 18 December 2017 |
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![]() | September 1966 | |
![]() | 4 June 2021 |
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![]() | 5 October 1970 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 October 1970[14] |
![]() | March 1986 |
Americas
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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![]() | 24 June 1985 |
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![]() | 10 July 1822 | See Argentina–Peru relations
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![]() | September 18 1985 |
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![]() | 29 February 1968 |
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![]() | 27 November 1991 |
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![]() | 24 June 1826 | See Bolivia–Peru relations |
![]() | 3 February 1827 | See Brazil–Peru relations |
![]() | 21 October 1944 |
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![]() | 13 October 1822 | See Chile–Peru relations
In November 1999, Peru and Chile signed three agreements which put to rest the remaining obstacles holding up implementation of the 1929 Treaty of Lima, which officially ended the 1879 War of the Pacific. In December 1999, President Alberto Fujimori made the first visit ever to Chile by a Peruvian head of state. Relations between the two nations have since mostly recovered. In 2005, the Peruvian Congress unilaterally approved a law which increased the stated sea limit with Chile. This law superseded the Peruvian supreme decree 781 for same purpose from 1947, which had autolimited its maritime border to geographical parallels only. Peru's position was that the border has never been fully demarcated, but Chile disagreed reminding on treaties in 1952 and 1954 between the countries, which supposedly defined seaborder. The border problem has still not been solved. However, Chile's Michelle Bachelet and Peru's Alan García have established a positive diplomatic relationship, and it is very unlikely any hostilities will break out because of the dispute. Nevertheless, in early April 2007, Peruvian nationalistic sectors, mainly represented by left wing ex-presidential candidate Ollanta Humala decided to congregate at 'hito uno' right at the border with Chile, in a symbolic attempt to claim sovereignty over a maritime area known in Peru as Mar de Grau (Grau's Sea) just west of the Chilean city of Arica. Peruvian police stopped a group of nearly 2,000 people just 10 km from the border, preventing them from reaching their intended destination. Despite these incidents, the presidents of both Chile and Peru have confirmed their intentions to improve the relationships between the two countries, mainly fueled by the huge amount of commercial exchange between both countries' private sectors. |
![]() | 6 June 1822 | See Colombia–Peru relations |
![]() | 25 April 1852 | |
![]() | 11 January 1905, broken 30 December 1960, restored 8 July 1972 | See Cuba–Peru relations |
![]() | 18 March 1986 |
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![]() | 6 April 1874[22] |
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![]() | 26 September 1831 | See Ecuador–Peru relations
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![]() | 10 June 1857 | See El Salvador–Peru relations
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![]() | 17 March 1983 |
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![]() | 20 April 1857 |
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![]() | 17 July 1971 |
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![]() | 1929 |
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![]() | 5 August 1856 |
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![]() | 13 June 1822 | See Mexico–Peru relations
Peru and Mexico have historically had a unique relationship solidly based on that they share two of the most significant ancient cultures in the Americas. Both countries have expressed solidarity over the need to defend the recovery of cultural and archaeological heritage in the form of artifacts that have been illegally stolen from Peru and Mexico and which are to this date, illegally or legitimately kept in foreign locations. Peru's President Alan García and Mexico's Felipe Calderón signed a joint declaration in April 2011 aimed at deepening the two countries' friendship, cooperation, integration, trade, investments and the permanent fight against poverty and organized crime. The two countries aim to achieve a new model of integration within Latin America, and to represent a positive, realistic, and active example of integration amongst two "brotherly" nations.
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![]() | 29 April 1970 | |
![]() | 28 June 1850 | |
![]() | 2 March 1908 |
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![]() | 2 May 1858 |
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![]() | 1985 |
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![]() | 5 May 1986 |
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![]() | 23 June 1978 | |
![]() | 5 June 1968 |
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![]() | 2 May 1826 | |
![]() | 13 November 1858 |
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![]() | 17 February 1853 |
In October 2021, the leftist government of Peru re-established diplomatic relations with the leftist Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro after four years.[30] |
Asia
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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![]() | 27 September 2012, New York | See Foreign relations of Afghanistan
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![]() | 20 April 1992[31] | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 April 1992.
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25 June 1996[32] | See Azerbaijan-Peru relations |
![]() | May 1986[5] 22 September 2009 |
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![]() | 28 February 1983 |
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![]() | 1 June 1990 |
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![]() | 31 May 1976 |
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2 November 1971 | See China–Peru relations
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![]() | 26 June 1874, broken 2 November 1971 | See China–Peru relations and Foreign relations of Taiwan
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![]() | 29 March 1963 | See India–Peru relations |
![]() | 12 August 1975 | See Indonesia-Peru relations |
![]() | 20 November 1973 | |
![]() | 11 October 1975 and 11 July 2012 renew diplomatic relations | |
![]() | 20 August 1957 |
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![]() | 21 August 1873, broken 24 January 1942, restored 8 June 1952 | See Japan–Peru relations |
![]() | 21 October 1985[5] | |
![]() | 6 February 1997 |
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![]() | 15 December 1988 |
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![]() | 1 April 1963[35] |
The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Peru started on 1 April 1963.[35] |
![]() | 1 December 1975 |
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![]() | 2 June 1999 |
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![]() | 27 April 1989 | |
![]() | May 1949 | |
![]() | 24 April 1986[5] | See Malaysia–Peru relations
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![]() | 6 February 1989 |
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![]() | 30 May 1997 | |
![]() | 21 February 1989 | |
![]() | 28 January 1976 |
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![]() | 14 May 1986[5] | |
![]() | 1 September 1974 |
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![]() | 30 April 2011 | |
![]() | 30 November 1974 | |
![]() | 7 November 1989 | At an official level, both countries began diplomatic relations in 1989.[37] |
![]() | 19 March 1986[5] | |
![]() | 10 November 1965 | |
![]() | 27 October 1980 | |
![]() | 17 March 1975 | |
![]() | 16 August 1975 | |
![]() | 21 January 2000 |
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![]() | 30 September 2002 |
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![]() | 1952[38] | See Peru–Turkey relations |
![]() | 7 May 1997 |
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![]() | 17 June 1986 |
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![]() | 22 December 1999 |
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![]() | 14 November 1994 | See Peru–Vietnam relations |
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Europe
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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![]() | 6 December 1971[39] |
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![]() | 3 June 1997 | |
![]() | 2 November 1949[40] | |
![]() | 19 February 1997 |
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![]() | 1 April 1852 |
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![]() | 23 January 1998 |
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![]() | 18 April 1969 | See Bulgaria–Peru relations |
![]() | 12 January 1993 |
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![]() | 19 September 1966 | |
![]() | 11 July 1922, broken 4 October 1957, restored 27 December 1968 ( with Czech Republic from 2 January 1993) |
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![]() | 27 July 1995 | |
![]() | 25 January 1963 |
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![]() | 2000[47] | |
![]() | 1826 | See France–Peru relations |
![]() | 14 January 2010 | |
![]() | 28 June 1951 (Federal Republic) 28 December 1972–1990 (Democratic Republic) | See Germany–Peru relations
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![]() | 3 December 1965 | See Greece–Peru relations |
![]() | 16 April 1969 | |
![]() | 14 November 1967 | |
![]() | 27 June 1999 |
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![]() | 1874-12-23 | See Italy–Peru relations |
![]() | 23 July 1996 | |
![]() | 5 July 1996 |
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![]() | 9 June 1997 |
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![]() | 14 June 1962 | |
![]() | 29 April 1977 | |
![]() | 11 August 1995 |
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![]() | 13 October 2010 | |
![]() | 12 September 2006 |
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![]() | 1 February 1826 | |
![]() | 29 June 2005 |
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![]() | 3 August 1923 | |
![]() | 6 September 1923 to 29 December 1945, Re-established diplomatic relations 14 April 1969 | See Peru–Poland relations |
![]() | 26 March 1853 | |
![]() | 10 October 1939, broken 5 March 1942, Re-established diplomatic relations 9 November 1968 |
Diplomatic relations' level:
Diplomatic relations' timeline:
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![]() | 16 May 1874 to 1918 1 February 1969 26 December 1991 |
See Peru–Russia relations
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![]() | 24 February 2005 | |
![]() | 10 December 1968 |
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![]() | 1 January 1993 |
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![]() | 9 September 1992 |
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![]() | 15 April 1953 | |
![]() | 14 August 1879 | See Peru–Spain relations |
![]() | 11 February 1938 | See Peru–Sweden relations |
![]() | 16 September 1884 | |
![]() | 7 May 1992 | |
![]() | 1827 |
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![]() | 1 November 1852 | See Holy See–Peru relations
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Oceania
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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Both countries have an expanding relationship in all areas. In February 2018 trade ministers from both Peru and Australia signed a free trade agreement.[57] Until 2019, the Peruvian ambassador was also accredited to New Zealand.[58] |
![]() | 5 October 2017[59][60] |
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![]() | 1983[61] |
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![]() | 29 October 1983[61] | |
![]() | 14 November 1991 |
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![]() | 7 May 1992 |
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![]() | 1984 | |
![]() | 1 August 1972 | See New Zealand–Peru relations
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![]() | 3 July 2020 |
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![]() | 14 February 2019 |
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![]() | 14 September 1983 |
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![]() | 23 January 1984 |
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![]() | 14 March 2012 |
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![]() | 29 March 2012 |
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![]() | 20 January 1984 |
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![]() | 30 May 1986[66] |
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Transnational issues
Illicit drugs
Until recently the world's largest coca leaf producer, Peru has reduced the area of coca under cultivation by 24% to 387 km2 at the end of 1999; most of cocaine base is shipped to neighboring Colombia, Bolivia, and Brazil for processing into cocaine for the international drug market, but exports of finished cocaine are increasing by maritime conveyance to Mexico, US, and Europe.
See also
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