Peru–Thailand relations

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Peru-Thailand relations are the diplomatic and bilateral relations between the Republic of Peru and the Kingdom of Thailand were established in 1965. Both countries are members of the Non-Aligned Movement, World Trade Organitation, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the United Nations.

History

Peru and Thailand formally established their relations at embassy level on September 14, 1965. A Peruvian embassy opened in 1992.{{Cite web |url=https://lima.thaiembassy.org/es/content/79442-thailand-peru-diplomatic-relations?page=5d846a0315e39c31dc005f85&menu=5d846a0315e39c31dc005f86 |title=Thailand - Peru Diplomatic Relations |date=2017-07-24 |website=Embajada del Reino de Tailandia en Lima , Peru}} The Thai embassy is also accredited to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.{{Cite web |url=https://www.observatorioasiapacifico.org/es/entidades/item/embajada-de-tailandia-en-peru.html |title=Embajada de Tailandia en Perú |website=Observatorio América Latina Asia Pacífico, ALADI, CAF, CEPAL}} In 2011, a parliamentary league of Peru-Thai friendship was inaugurated.{{Cite news |title=DESTACAN RELACIONES ENTRE PERÚ Y TAILANDIA |url=https://www2.congreso.gob.pe/Sicr/Prensa/heraldo.nsf/CNtitulares2/E3B1D7E567BB7044052579420067D492/?OpenDocument |date=2011-11-08 |work=Congress of Peru}}

The 55th anniversary of the establishment of relations was celebrated in 2020.{{Cite news |title=El Perú y Tailandia conmemoran 55° años de Relaciones Diplomáticas |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/embajada-del-peru-en-tailandia/noticias/323817-el-peru-y-tailandia-conmemoran-55-anos-de-relaciones-diplomaticas |date=2020-11-10 |work=Gob.pe |publisher=Embajada del Perú en Tailandia}}

High-level visits

High-level visits from Peru to Thailand

  • President Alberto Fujimori (1991 & 1996)
  • President Alejandro Toledo and First Lady Eliane Karp (2003).{{Cite web |url=http://www.peruthai.or.th/sp/bilateral.php |title=Relaciones bilaterales políticas |website=EMBAJADA DEL PERU EN TAILANDIA CONCURRENTE EN MYANMAR Y FILIPINAS}}
  • First Lady Eliane Karp (2006)
  • Deputy Foreign Minister Armando Raúl Patiño Alvístur (2016)
  • Deputy Foreign Minister Jaime Antonio Pomareda Montenegro (2019)

High-level visits from Thailand to Peru

Trade

Peru is Thailand's fifth trading partner in Latin America and the Caribbean.{{Cite web |url=https://aspa.mfa.go.th/th/content/77750-ไทย-เปรู?page=5e0dc1e53805f2240032d132&menu=5d82004ad083c20cf4603d6d |title=ไทย - เปรู |date=2021-08-06 |website=กรมอเมริกาและแปซิฟิกใต้ |language=th}} In 2021, Peruvian exports to Thailand reached US$ 124 million.{{Cite news |title=Mincetur: Modernización de acuerdo comercial entre Perú y Tailandia beneficiará al comercio exterior |url=https://elcomercio.pe/economia/peru/mincetur-modernizacion-de-acuerdo-comercial-entre-peru-y-tailandia-beneficiara-al-comercio-exterior-rmmn-noticia/ |date=2022-05-23 |work=El Comercio}}

Peru and Thailand signed a free trade agreement that came into force in 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sice.oas.org/tpd/per_tha/PER_THA_s.ASP |title=SICE: Novedades en materia de política comercial: Perú-Tailandia |website=Organization of American States}}

Resident diplomatic missions

  • Peru has an embassy in Bangkok.
  • Thailand has an embassy in Lima.

See also

References

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