Overview
- Chile’s president-elect José Antonio Kast met interim president José Jerí at Peru’s Government Palace on January 7 to align on migration and security.
- They agreed in principle to pursue a regional humanitarian corridor to facilitate returns of Venezuelan migrants, with operational details still pending.
- The leaders committed to deeper coordination against transnational organized crime, highlighting illegal mining, border control and law-enforcement cooperation.
- Authorities announced plans to organize a binational cabinet to institutionalize coordination, though timelines and protocols were not disclosed.
- Kast met with business leaders in Lima and reiterated his pledge to require irregular Venezuelan migrants to leave Chile within 63 days of taking office, while Jerí signaled Peru would facilitate immediate returns regardless of migratory status.