Australia |
Peru |
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Diplomatic mission | |
Embassy of Australia, Lima | Embassy of Peru, Canberra |
AustraliaâPeru relations refers to the diplomatic relations between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Republic of Peru. Both nations are members of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Cairns Group, World Bank, World Trade Organization and the United Nations. [1]
Both countries established relations on March 1, 1963, and have maintained them since. [2] The ambassador of Peru to Australia was also accredited to New Zealand until an embassy was opened in Wellington, which closed in 2010 but reopened in 2019. [3] The Australian Government first announced it would open an embassy in Lima in 1968, [4] which closed between 1986 and 2010 [5] as a result of the 1986 Australian Government Budget. [6]
In 2006, Peruvian Australians were numbered at 5,500 people, as well as their families. [1] According to a census carried in 2016 by Department of Home Affairs, 9,556 Australians were born in Peru, while 11,139 claimed Peruvian ancestry. [7]
High-level visits from Australia to Peru
High-level visits from Peru to Australia
On February 12, 2018, the Free Trade Agreement between Peru and Australia was signed. [8] On February 12, 2019, Peru ratified the Free Trade Agreement. [9] Australia and Peru have a trade agreement with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership that entered into force on September 19, 2021. [10]