Fujimori initiated talks to restore Mexico-Peru ties, says Sheinbaum

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed that Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori took the initiative to restore diplomatic relations between their countries. Sheinbaum stated that Fujimori personally contacted Mexico's foreign minister, expressing a desire to resolve the issue concerning former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez and offering to grant her a safe-conduct pass upon assuming the presidency.

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Now that President Fujimori wins, it is her initiative to call Mexico. She calls the foreign minister personally and tells him that she wants to resolve the issue of Betssy Chávez and that she is willing to give the safe-conduct pass when she becomes president.

Shortly after taking office on July 28, Fujimori's administration issued the safe-conduct pass to Chávez, who had sought asylum at the Mexican embassy in Lima since November 2025. This action fulfilled the Caracas Convention, which governs diplomatic asylum and allows individuals granted asylum to travel to the host country without detention. The move paved the way for the resumption of diplomatic relations, with both nations agreeing to a roadmap for reopening their embassies.

Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Velasco, confirmed Chávez's arrival in Mexico via a Mexican Air Force plane. He expressed gratitude for the safe-conduct issuance and the Peruvian authorities' cooperation, emphasizing the benefit to both peoples and their historical ties. Chávez had been granted diplomatic asylum by Mexico, a decision that led the previous Peruvian government to sever ties with Mexico.

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I thanked her for her efforts in granting the safe-conduct pass to Betssy Chávez, who is already in Mexico, as well as the willingness of the Peruvian authorities to finalize this step, for the benefit of both peoples and the historical ties that unite them.

Despite the diplomatic thaw, President Sheinbaum affirmed that Mexico's position regarding former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, who, along with Chávez, was implicated in a failed coup attempt in December 2022, remains unchanged. She reiterated Mexico's continued defense of Castillo, a stance understood by the new Peruvian government.

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We, as always, as we have done, will continue in defense of President Castillo for the reasons we have stated. They know it. The new Government of Peru knows it.