The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Peru is the higher diplomatic representation of the
State of Palestine
Palestine ( ar, فلسطين, Filasṭīn), Legal status of the State of Palestine, officially the State of Palestine ( ar, دولة فلسطين, Dawlat Filasṭīn, label=none), is a state (polity), state located in Western Asia. Officiall ...
in
Peru. Since 2015, the embassy is located in
San Isidro,
Lima; the current ambassador of Palestine to Peru is
Walid Muaqqat.
Peru does not have a representation in
Ramallah
Ramallah ( , ; ar, رام الله, , God's Height) is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank that serves as the ''de facto'' administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusale ...
or any other city in Palestine, although former president
Pedro Castillo announced the intention of the country to open an Embassy in 2022.
History
The first Palestinian representation in Peru opened in 1979, under the left-leaning
Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru, as the office of the
Palestine Liberation Organization
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; ar, منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية, ') is a Palestinian nationalism, Palestinian nationalist political and militant organization founded in 1964 with the initial purpose of establ ...
(PLO), which at the time had no diplomatic status.
In 1998, an agreement to host a Special Delegation of the PLO was signed, and in 2000,
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar raised the level of the delegation with all the privileges granted to countries in embassies accredited in Peru, making the delegation a
''de facto'' embassy.
[ Ollanta Humala later officially recognised the State of Palestine on January 24, 2011.]
Ambassadors
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine in Peru ( ar, سفير دولة فلسطين لدى البيرو; es, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario del Estado de Palestina en el Perú) is the foremost representative of the Palestinian government to the Government of Peru.
See also
* Palestine–Peru relations
References
{{Ambassadors to Peru
Lima
Palestine
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Palestine may refer to:
* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
State of Palestine–Peru relations
San Isidro District, Lima