Overview
- Delegations led by Peru’s viceminister Eric Anderson Machado and Mexico’s subsecretary Raquel Serur met on August 19 and agreed to promptly reopen embassies and appoint ambassadors to resume full diplomatic ties.
- Peru has formally initiated diplomatic démarches asking Mexico to eliminate the tourist-visa requirement for Peruvian visitors and says the 2024 rule cut Peruvian tourist flows.
- Mexico committed to consult its competent agencies and evaluate Peru’s request but has not lifted the visa requirement, so the current entry rules remain in force until an official Mexican decision.
- Both governments pledged to reactivate and update key bilateral mechanisms, including the Council of Strategic Partnership, the High-Level Security Group (GANSEC), and mixed technical, scientific, educational and cultural commissions.
- The rapprochement follows a rupture tied to Peru’s 2022 political crisis and the Betssy Chávez safe-conduct, and officials said they will name focal points and carry out interagency reviews to operationalize cooperation on trade, consular issues and El Niño disaster preparedness, including planned U.S. medical support via the USNS Comfort in early 2027.