Diplomatist Magazine Diplomatist July 2018

Institutional Arrangements and Mechanisms Between the Ministries of External Affairs of Peru and India Institutional Arrangements The Cooperation Agreement between the Foreign Service Institute of India and the Diplomatic Academy of Peru was signed in Delhi on 26th May 1997, by the Ambassador of Peru Carlos Higueras and the Dean of FSI, Dilip Lahiri. The purpose of the agreement was the establishment of an active exchange of information over programs, courses, seminars, and publications. Ten Peruvian diplomats have attended the Professional Course for Foreign Diplomats in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2018. An Arrangement between India and Peru on gainful occupation for family members of a diplomatic mission or Consular Post, was signed in Lima, Peru on 20th June 2005, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, Manuel Rodriguez Cuadros and by Ambassador Shashi Tripathi, Secretary (West) of the Ministry of External Affairs of India. Its purpose is to facilitate the engagement of such family members in a gainful occupation in the receiving State. MoU on consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Peru and India An MoU on consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Peru and India was signed in Delhi on 26th May 1997, by Secretary, MEA, Lalit Mansingh and the Ambassador of Peru to India, Carlos Higueras. The parties agreed to hold regular consultations in order to review all aspects of their bilateral relations and to undertake an exchange of views on international affairs and interaction in the international arena and on matters of mutual interest. The meetings would be held at the level of Ministers and/or senior ofﬁ cials according to mutual convenience and agreement. Peru expressed support for India’s claim to a permanent seat in an expanded UNSC. Peru proposed the creation of a Joint Commission between India and the Andean Community of Nations (CAN). First Round of Bilateral Foreign Ofﬁ ce Consultations. The first round of Bilateral Foreign Office Level Consultations was held in Lima during 7th-9th August 2000. The Indian delegation was led by Shri R.S. Kalha, Secretary (West), MEA, and the Peruvian delegation was led by Ambassador Alberto Montagne, Under Secretary for Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Both sides had a useful exchange of views on important bilateral and multilateral issues, notably the containment of terrorism and the reform of the United Nations. Peru participates in the Offi cers Course for Foreign Diplomats by the IFS Institutional Mechanisms The Secretary General and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, Ambassador Alfonso Rivero, visited India from 19th-21st March 1990, on the invitation of the Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs of India. On this occasion, both countries agreed to hold annual consultations, alternatively in Delhi and Lima, at the Secretariat level, on regional, international and bilateral issues of mutual interest. It was decided that the ﬁ rst consultation would be tentatively held in Lima in 1991, on a mutually convenient date. The First Consultation Meeting It was held in Lima in July, 1993. The Indian delegation was led by Salman Haider, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs of India and the Peruvian delegation was led by Ambassador Jorge Voto Bernales Gatica, Director General for Planning of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Second Round of Bilateral Foreign Ofﬁ ce Consultations The second round of Bilateral Foreign Office Level Consultations took place in New Delhi on 18th February 2003. The Indian Delegation was led by Shri Shashank, Secretary (EAA) and the Peruvian delegation was led by Amb. Luzmila Zanabria Ishikawa, Under Secretary for Asia and the Paciﬁ c Basin. Third Round of Bilateral Foreign Ofﬁ ce Consultations The third round of Bilateral Foreign Office Level Consultations was held in June 2005, in Lima. The Peruvian Delegation was led by Ambassador Martha Chavarri Dupuy, Under Secretary for Asia and Paciﬁ c Basin in the Peruvian Foreign Ministry. The Indian Delegation was led by Secretary (West) Shashi Tripathi of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India. Peru expressed support for India’s claim to a permanent seat in an expanded UNSC. Peru proposed the creation of a Joint Commission between India and the Andean Community of Nations (CAN). Peru conveyed its interest in bilateral cooperation in the ﬁ elds of agriculture and defence. Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Diplomatist • Vol 6 • Issue 7 • July 2018, Noida • 17

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