The Rt. Hon of Darlington, Minister
for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean
welcomed Peruvian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador
Felix Denegri to London on 3 July, where the two Ministers
co-chaired the 6th session of the Peru-UK Political
Consultations.
A historic relationship rooted in shared values dating back over
200 years, the UK and Peru reaffirmed their commitment to
strengthening their modern partnership.
Successes celebrated since the last meeting include the
successful ratification of the UK's CPTPP accession; the signing
of a Double Taxation Agreement; and signing a new Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) on Climate Change. The two countries
celebrated the culmination of the 200-year anniversary of
Peru-UK relations in 2023 and numerous high-level visits both
ways.
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On security and defence, the parties reaffirmed their
commitment to a rules-based international order and
willingness to jointly tackle global insecurity. The UK and
Peru agreed to drive collaboration through a Memorandum of
Understanding on Security cooperation, addressing
transnational drug trafficking, illicit financial flows,
corruption and environmental crime.
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On growth, the parties celebrated the strengthening of
bilateral trade and investment, supported by a growing
framework of trade and government-to-government agreements
(G2Gs). Peru acknowledged the UK's valuable contribution to
Peru's infrastructure on health, education and flood
defences. This includes the UK's position as the largest
foreign direct investor in mining in Peru. The UK also
presented its recently launched Industrial Strategy and the
two sides discussed collaboration on Peru's clean energy
transition, including unlocking green hydrogen potential.
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The parties highlighted their joint efforts to address
climate change, protect the Amazon Rainforest, promote green
investment and tackle environmental crime. They celebrated
the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on
Climate and Biodiversity and discussed Peru's leadership as a
key partner in Latin America ahead of COP30. The UK offered
to continue supporting Peru in developing a National
Bioeconomy Strategy by 2026.
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Lastly, the UK and Peru stressed the value of shared cultural
experiences as a foundation to the bilateral relationship.
They celebrated the promotion of English Language learning
through the British Council and academic excellence through
the UK's Chevening scholarships programme. The parties will
soon drive this further through the signing of two
Memorandum's of Understanding to collaborate on quality
higher education in Peru delivered by the British Council.
Speaking after the Consultations, said:
The UK and Peru share a warm and historic friendship - over 200
years strong, grounded in our values, mutual respect and
common ambitions.
Today we are working closer than ever for shared growth and
prosperity. The UK is already Peru's largest foreign investor and
I had a fantastic discussion with Ambassador Denegri today on how
we can build on this, from trade, to climate and security.
Vice minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, Félix Denegri said:
We had very fruitful discussions with , in which we ratified our
commitment to continuously expand and strengthen our bilateral
agenda, based on our shared principles, values and interests.
I am greatly satisfied with the level of bilateral engagement
between Peru and the UK, shown in reciprocal ministerial,
vice-ministerial and high authorities visits in the last two
years. We both highlighted the continuity of our Political
Consultations Mechanism, being this the sixth since its
establishment in 2018.
We look forward to welcome for our next round of
Consultations, in Peru.
The UK and Peru will continue to strengthen bilateral ties across
security, growth, climate and education, invigorated through
their new agreements and MOUs. The parties agreed to reconvene in
Peru in 2026.
