The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Peru is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Peru. The ambassador and his staff work at large in the

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in Lima. The post of Russian Ambassador to Peru is currently held by , incumbent since 18 June 2018.

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Peru and Russia date back to the 19th century. Emperor Alexander II sent a letter, dated 29 October 1862, to

Miguel de San Román Miguel de San Román Meza (May 17, 1802, Puno, Peru – April 3, 1863, Lima, Peru) served as the 14th President of Peru for a brief period between 1862 and 1863. In 1822 he served under Simón Bolívar and participated in the Battle of Ayacuch ...

, president of Peru, congratulating him on his election and expressing his desire to maintain friendly relations between the Russian Empire and Peru. The two countries signed their first official document, a Trade and Navigation Agreement in 1874, and by 1909 Peru had six consular missions in the Russian Empire: in Saint Petersburg, Moscow,

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, Warsaw,

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and

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. Relations at the embassy level between the Soviet Union and Peru were established on 1 February 1969. Relations were strengthened after the

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, with the Soviet Union sending helicopters and medical aid. During the internal conflict in Peru, the embassy was targeted by terror group Shining Path, being bombed on at least one occasion. With the

dissolution of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...

in 1991, Peru recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state on 26 December 1991.

History of diplomatic relations

List of representatives

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Peru (1969 – 1991)

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Peru (1991 – present)

See also

References