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Palestine–Peru relations are bilateral relations between theState of Palestine andRepublic of Peru. Peru recognized Palestine as a sovereign state on 24 January 2011.[1] Both nations are members of theNon-Aligned Movement. Palestine has anembassy inLima.
Palestinian immigration to Peru began in the second half of the 19th century, with mostlyOrthodox immigrants from Palestine, as well as neighbouringLebanon andSyria reaching the country either from neighbouringBolivia or via ships that reached the southern parts of the country. Nevertheless, Arab influences in the region date back to itsSpanish era.[2]
The first Palestinian representation in Peru opened in 1979 as the office of thePalestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which at the time had no diplomatic status. In 1998, it began hosting the Special Delegation of the PLO, and in 2000,Javier Pérez de Cuéllar raised the level of the delegation to ade facto embassy.[3]
In 1985, the city ofCuzco staged a commemoration of theSabra and Shatila massacre. The year prior, the farewell party of PLO representative Issam Besseiso was attended by prominent left-wing politicians, such as congressmanMiguel Ángel Mufarech and thenMayor of Lima,Alfonso Barrantes.[4][5]
On July 29, 1998, theMinistry of the Interior released a communiqué where it was revealed that three members of theAbu Nidal Organization were arrested by thePeruvian Investigative Police, after which the PLO's representative office released a communiqué of its own, denouncing the group as traitors. The group's members had reportedly planned a number of terrorist attacks in Peruvian territory.[6]
Peru formally recognised Palestine as a sovereign state on January 24, 2011.[1] Thus, the delegation became the country's embassy to Peru.[citation needed]
In 2014,President of PeruOllanta Humala visited Palestine, met withPresident of PalestineMahmoud Abbas and laid a wreath atYasser Arafat's tomb.[7]
In 2022, then presidentPedro Castillo announced the intention of the country to open an embassy in Palestine.[8][9]
During theGaza war, at least three Peruvian families numbered at nine people in total became trapped in theGaza Strip, unable to leave as a result of theIsraeli invasion that started on October 27.[10]
High-level visits from Palestine to Peru
High-level visits from Peru to Palestine
En diciembre de 1985 el presidente García recibió a F. Kaddumi, representante de la OLP, y manifestó apoyo al derecho del pueblo palestino a la autodeterminación y la constitución de su propio Estado.
22 de Abril: En visita oficial de tres días, llegó a Lima el representante político de la Organización para la Liberación Palestina (OLP), Farouk Kadoumi. (El Peruano-Andina / El Comercio)
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