Mexico and Peru restore diplomatic relations after asylum row

What the report says

Mexico and Peru have agreed to restore diplomatic relations after a dispute over asylum for former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez, according to a joint statement reported by BBC World News. The two governments said the decision reflected their long-standing ties of friendship and cooperation, and they also reiterated support for international law and the UN Charter.

BBC World News reported that the rift began after Chávez sought asylum at the Mexican embassy in November 2025. Peru later said she had been granted safe passage and had left the country, while also saying it could still seek her extradition in the future. Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, publicly welcomed Chávez and restated support for former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo.

The asylum case is linked to the wider fallout from Castillo’s failed attempt to dissolve Peru’s Congress in 2022. Castillo was impeached and later convicted, and Chávez was accused of helping with the plan. BBC World News said Chávez denied the allegations and had been released on bail earlier in 2025 before leaving Peru.

The diplomatic reset comes as Peru has a new president, Keiko Fujimori, who took office last week, giving both sides a political opening to move past the dispute.