‘Strategic partner’: Peru’s Fujimori plans to intensify ties with the US

Peru’s newly inaugurated president indicates her government will join Trump’s Shield of the Americas coalition.Published On 31 Jul 202631 Jul 2026Peru plans to deepen its relations with the United States, which it sees as a “strategic partner”, according to newly appointed Foreign Minister Carlos Espa.In remarks on Friday, he explained that Peru will also work to restore diplomatic ties with Mexico and Colombia and take initial steps to rebuild relations with Venezuela.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez concedes Peru vote to Keiko Fujimorilist 2 of 4At least 14 dead after minibus rolls off mountain road in Perulist 3 of 4Keiko Fujimori sworn in as Peru president after narrow election winlist 4 of 4Protests in Lima as Keiko Fujimori sworn in as Peru presidentend of listEspa was named Peru’s top diplomat this week as part of President Keiko Fujimori‘s conservative cabinet. He spent years working at the US embassy in Lima as a communications director, a background that has fuelled expectations of a foreign policy more closely aligned with Washington.Fujimori was sworn in on Tuesday after narrowly winning an election dominated by voters’ f...