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Kast and Peru’s Jerí Align on Regional Migration Corridor and Security Cooperation in Lima

Concrete measures will be defined after the Chilean transition, with Peru signaling openness to coordinated returns.

Overview

  • Both leaders backed evaluating a Chile–Peru–Ecuador humanitarian corridor to organize returns of Venezuelan migrants, with no operational agreement signed.
  • They agreed to step up joint action against transnational crime, including narcotrafficking and illegal mining, with Kast urging measures to block illicit mineral exports.
  • Kast said the countries intend to revive the Peru–Chile binational cabinet to translate political alignment into sectoral work once new governments are in place.
  • The president-elect reiterated that irregular Venezuelan migrants in Chile will have 63 days to leave after he takes office on March 11, as Peru indicated it would facilitate immediate returns regardless of status.
  • Kast’s visit included a business meeting with about 50 Peruvian and Chilean executives on trade and investment, set against regional shifts following reports of Maduro’s capture by a U.S. operation.