Overview
- Peruvian foreign minister Hugo de Zela asked the OAS Permanent Council to require an obligatory prior procedure that uses information from the territorial state when assessing asylum requests.
- Mexico’s ambassador Luz Elena Baños argued the Permanent Council is not competent to revise or reinterpret the 1954 Caracas Convention and said any change would require consent of all states parties under treaty law.
- Mexico warned that ad hoc reinterpretations would erode legal certainty and cautioned against weakening the inviolability of diplomatic premises.
- Betssy Chávez remains inside the Mexican embassy in Lima without a safe-conduct from Peru to leave the country.
- Delegations reacted unevenly, with Ecuador and Paraguay showing openness to Peru’s idea, Colombia endorsing Mexico’s stance, and the United States underscoring respect for international law and embassy inviolability, as the matter could move to the OAS General Assembly in 2026 or to juridical review.