Overview
- Peru’s José Jerí hosted Chile’s president-elect José Antonio Kast in Lima on Jan. 7 for a summit focused on migration and security.
- Both governments said they will work to enable a regional humanitarian corridor for voluntary returns of Venezuelans via Peru, Chile and Ecuador, with operational details still to be defined.
- Peru indicated it will facilitate immediate returns regardless of migratory status, while legal safeguards, timelines and broader participation remain under discussion.
- The leaders announced plans for a binational cabinet to institutionalize coordination on border control and joint actions against organized crime, including illegal mining and narcotrafficking.
- Kast also met privately with business leaders to discuss trade and investment ties as he continues a pre-inauguration regional tour before taking office on March 11.