The governments of Venezuela and Peru announced Friday the full restoration of bilateral diplomatic relations, two years after severing ties in July 2024, according to a joint statement released by both foreign ministries.
In a joint communiqué, both nations stated they “have decided to initiate a progressive process of comprehensive resumption of bilateral relations.” During the first phase, both countries agreed to “reactivate consular relations as an initial step toward the full restoration of bilateral ties, with the immediate purpose of ensuring protection and consular services for their nationals residing in both brother countries.”
Both nations agree to reactivate consular services as a first step, benefiting over 1.6 million Venezuelans stranded in Peru without passport access.
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Both governments described the decision as a demonstration of their “firm will for cooperation and integration,” grounded in what they called the “historic bonds of friendship and Latin American solidarity that have united Peru and Venezuela since their origins.”
Los gobiernos de la República del Perú y de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela tienen a bien informar que han decidido iniciar un proceso progresivo de reanudación integral de las relaciones bilaterales
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Text reads: “The Governments of the Republic of Peru and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela kindly inform that they have decided to begin a progressive process of comprehensive resumption of bilateral relations.”
Two Years of Broken Ties
In 2017, former Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski withdrew his ambassador from Caracas and expelled the Bolivarian ambassador from Lima, Diego Alfredo Molero Bellavia. After more than four years without ambassadors, during which former president Kuczynski promoted the actions of the Lima Group, both countries resumed relations in October 2021, thus appointing new diplomatic representatives.
However, ties broke again in July 2024 after former President Dina Boluarte’s government disregarded the official results of the Venezuelan presidential election, which gave Nicolás Maduro as the re-elected president.
Since this rupture, Venezuela’s embassy and consulates in Lima remained completely shuttered, leaving approximately 1.6 million Venezuelan nationals in Peru unable to process essential documentation, including passport issuance and renewal.
The reopening of consular services is expected to immediately address this administrative crisis, enabling thousands of families to regularize their documentation and access basic rights and services.
The announcement arrives in the midst of a government transition in Peru, where right-wing leader Keiko Fujimori -daughter and political heir of former President Alberto Fujimori (1990–2000)- is set to assume the presidency next Tuesday.
The move signals that even amid profound ideological divisions, both countries are choosing dialogue over isolation, reflecting a growing trend of diplomatic recalibration across Latin America.
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