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Australia–Peru relations
Australia–Peru relations refers to the diplomatic relations between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Republic of Peru. Both nations are members of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Cairns Group, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, World Bank, World Trade Organization and the United Nations.[1] HistoryBoth countries established relations on March 1, 1963, and have maintained them since.[2] The ambassador of Peru to Australia was also accredited to New Zealand until an embassy was opened in Wellington, which closed in 2010 but reopened in 2019.[3] The Australian Government first announced it would open an embassy in Lima in 1968,[4] which closed between 1986 and 2010[5] as a result of the 1986 Australian Government Budget.[6] In 2006, Peruvian Australians were numbered at 5,500 people, as well as their families.[1] According to a census carried in 2016 by Department of Home Affairs, 9,556 Australians were born in Peru, while 11,139 claimed Peruvian ancestry.[7] High-level visits
.jpg) High-level visits from Australia to Peru
High-level visits from Peru to Australia
TradeOn February 12, 2018, the Free Trade Agreement between Peru and Australia was signed.[8] On February 12, 2019, Peru ratified the Free Trade Agreement.[9] Australia and Peru have a trade agreement with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership that entered into force on September 19, 2021.[10] Resident diplomatic missions
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