Overview
- Hugo de Zela attended the transfer of command in Valparaíso as President José María Balcázar’s representative.
- Before the ceremony, he held a working meeting in Santiago with president-elect José Antonio Kast and Chilean foreign minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna.
- Both sides agreed to reinvigorate the bilateral agenda with priority on cooperation for border security.
- They also endorsed joint strategies to curb irregular migration treated as a shared national security concern.
- Peru’s foreign ministry framed the outreach as part of a drive to strengthen neighborly ties and provide predictability for investment and regional stability.