Mexico and Peru normalize relations after months of tensions

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• Mexico and Peru have resumed diplomatic relations following a nine-month hiatus due to political tensions and asylum granted to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chavez in Mexico.
• The re-start of relations came shortly after the inauguration of right-wing conservative politician Keiko Fujimori as the new leader of Peru.
• The Peruvian government has allowed Chavez to leave for Mexico as a gesture of goodwill towards Mexico, following a request made by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

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Mexico and Peru have resumed diplomatic relations after months of political tensions.

The two Latin American countries announced on Friday that they are re-starting relations just a few days after a new government took office in Peru.

A rapprochement has taken place following the inauguration of the right-wing conservative politician Keiko Fujimori in Lima at the end of July.

Peru completely severed diplomatic relations with Mexico nine months ago after the Mexican embassy in Peru's capital, Lima, granted asylum to the former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez. Chávez is under investigation for alleged complicity in an attempted coup in 2022.

Former prime minister allowed to leave for asylum in Mexico

The Peruvian government has now allowed Chávez to leave for Mexico, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said. "This was a request we made, and it is a gesture of goodwill by President Fujimori's government towards Mexico," the Mexican leader added.

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The reason for the diplomatic cooling-off, which began several years ago, was the support given by the last two left-wing Mexican governments to the ousted Peruvian head of state, Pedro Castillo.

The former left-wing village schoolteacher was sentenced to more than 11 years' imprisonment for an attempted coup. Castillo's wife and children currently live in Mexico.