Some years later on the occasion of the 50th commemoration of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Peru and India, Dr. Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Vice President of the Republic of India, paid an official visit to Peru, during 26th- 28th October 2013.
President Alberto Fujimori visits India in 1997
In order to reciprocate the official visit made by President Alberto Fujimori to India, the President of India, Shri K. R. Narayanan, visited Peru in April 1998. It was the first ever Presidential visit from India to Peru, which had set the objective to reinforce the friendship ties between India and Peru and to promote a higher level of economic exchange.
An MoU on Space Cooperation between the Indian Space Research Organisation( ISRO) and the Peruvian National Space Organisation( CONIDA) was signed during the visit. The MoU envisages cooperation in development and use of remote sensing techniques and satellite-based applications.
In the framework of the 40th commemoration of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Peru and India, the Minister of External Affairs of India, Yashwant Sinha, accompanied by a high-level CII delegation visited Peru during 3rd-4th June 2003. A joint statement was signed, which covered inter alia, subjects like World Trade Organisation( WTO) issues, sustainable development, biodiversity, climate change, poverty alleviation, fight against terrorism and reactivation of agreements. An agreement on abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic, official and service passports was also signed.
Visit of Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari to Peru in 2013
During this visit the Governments of Peru and India reaffirmed their commitment to revitalise and deepen the political dialogue, understanding and cooperation between the two countries. A Joint Statement( see ANNEXURE 3), issued for this purpose, was also proposed to raise the level of relations between the two countries through the creation of the Peru-India Joint Commission, at the level of Foreign Ministers and with the participation of other sectors at the level of Vice Ministers. In this context, an invitation was sent to the President and the Foreign Minister of Peru to officially visit India, on dates that would be agreed by diplomatic channels.
The First Meeting of the Joint Commission was held on 21st June 2017, in Lima, Peru. The same year, the first round of negotiations of the bilateral trade agreement was held in New Delhi in August 2017. These events underscored the increasing level of ties between India and Peru.
Meeting of Ministers of External Affairs Yashwant Sinha and Allan Wagner Tizon in 2003
First Meeting of the Peru-India Joint Commission in 2017
16 • Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Diplomatist • Vol 6 • Issue 7 • July 2018, Noida