Peru’s president-elect Keiko Fujimori said on Thursday she has ‘every intention’ of restoring diplomatic relations with Mexico, which have been suspended since November.
Peru broke off formal ties after Mexico granted asylum to former prime minister Betssy Chávez, who was on trial for allegedly aiding a 2022 coup attempt.
“On my part, there will be every intention to restore relations between Peru and Mexico,” Keiko Fujimori said as she left a public event in Lima, without giving further details.
Fujimori won the 7 June presidential runoff and will succeed interim leader Jose Maria Balcazar on 28 July. She will govern until 2031.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that she had not yet spoken with Fujimori.
“We are going to wait,” Sheinbaum said when asked about Fujimori at a press conference.
“They (Peru) broke off relations. Why? Because we said that (former) president Castillo is being held illegally. That is our perspective,” she said.
Former president Pedro Castillo was ousted in 2022 for trying to dissolve Congress and rule by decree to avoid impeachment.
Castillo has been imprisoned for three years in a special penitentiary for ex-leaders at a police base east of Lima. He was sentenced in November to more than 11 years in jail.
Relations between Lima and Mexico deteriorated over Castillo’s ouster.
Peru expelled Mexico’s ambassador after Mexico granted asylum to Castillo’s wife and children.
Castillo’s successor Dina Boluarte also temporarily recalled Peru’s ambassador to Mexico City, accusing Mexico of meddling in her country’s affairs.
