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Chile’s President-Elect Kast Meets Peru’s José Jerí in Lima for Migration Talks

Officials reported no accords after a working session focused on a ChilePeruEcuador humanitarian corridor for Venezuelan returnees.

Overview

  • José Antonio Kast held a scheduled meeting with interim president José Jerí at Peru’s Government Palace in Lima, with the session set to begin at 11:45 a.m.
  • The talks centered on coordinating regional responses to migration, including a proposed tri-country corridor to facilitate voluntary returns to Venezuela.
  • Peru’s presidency and local media said no agreements were signed and no joint announcements followed the meeting.
  • The visit is Kast’s third regional stop since his December 14 election win, following earlier trips to Argentina and Ecuador during the transition.
  • Kast has pledged stricter immigration enforcement in Chile and mass expulsions of those without proper documents after his March 11 inauguration, while Peru maintains entry documentation requirements with humanitarian exceptions.