Peru–Poland relations refers to the historical and bilateral relationship between

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and

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. Both nations are members of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...

History

Small amounts of Polish migrants emigrated to Peru who were promised land near the

Ucayali River The Ucayali River ( es, Río Ucayali, ) is the main headstream of the Amazon River. It rises about north of Lake Titicaca, in the Arequipa region of Peru and becomes the Amazon at the confluence of the Marañón close to Nauta city. The city of ...

in the late 1800s. The most prominent Polish-Peruvian was

Ernest Malinowski Ernest Adam Malinowski (5 January 1818 – 2 March 1899) was a Polish civil engineer best known for constructing the world's highest railway at the time, the Ferrovias Central, in the Peruvian Andes between 1871–1876 .Norman Davies. ''God' ...

who is accredited for building the world's highest railway (

Ferrocarril Central Andino Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA) is the consortium which operates the Ferrovías Central railway in Peru linking the Pacific port of Callao and the capital Lima with Huancayo and Cerro de Pasco. As one of the Trans-Andean Railways it is the sec ...

) in the Peruvian

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

. He also fought for Peru in the

Chincha Islands War The Chincha Islands War, also known as Spanish–South American War ( es, Guerra hispano-sudamericana), was a series of coastal and naval battles between Spain and its former colonies of Peru, Chile, Ecuador, and Bolivia from 1865 to 1879. The ...

against Spanish forces in 1866. In 1921, Poland established an honorary consulate in Lima and in 1923 Peru opened an honorary consulate in Warsaw.Historia de las relaciones diplomáticas entre Polonia y Peru (in Spanish)
/ref> In 1923, Peru and Poland officially established diplomatic relations.Relaciones Bilaterales entre Perú y Polonia (in Spanish)
/ref> In 1967, Poland opened a Consulate-General in Lima. In 1969, the consulate-general was upgraded to an embassy. That same year, Peru opened its embassy in Warsaw. In 1989, President Alan Garcia became the first Peruvian head of state to visit Poland. In 1998, Peruvian President

Alberto Fujimori Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto ( or ; born 28 July 1938) is a Peruvian politician, professor and former engineer who was President of Peru from 28 July 1990 until 22 November 2000. Frequently described as a dictator, * * * * * * he remains a ...

paid a visit to Poland. In 2002, Polish President

Aleksander Kwaśniewski Aleksander Kwaśniewski (; born 15 November 1954) is a Polish politician and journalist. He served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005. He was born in Białogard, and during communist rule, he was active in the Socialist Union of Pol ...

paid a visit to Peru, the first Polish head of state to do so. In 2007, former Polish President

Lech Wałęsa Lech Wałęsa (; ; born 29 September 1943) is a Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as the President of Poland between 1990 and 1995. After winning the 1990 election, Wałęsa became the first democrati ...

paid a visit to Peru. In May 2008, Polish Prime Minister

Donald Tusk Donald Franciszek Tusk ( , ; born 22 April 1957) is a Polish politician who was President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019. He served as the 14th Prime Minister of Poland from 2007 to 2014 and was a co-founder and leader of the Civic ...

paid an official visit to Peru. In 2013, both nations celebrated 90 years of diplomatic relations. The former

President of Peru The president of Peru ( es, link=no, presidente del Perú), officially called the president of the Republic of Peru ( es, link=no, presidente de la República del Perú), is the head of state and head of government of Peru. The president is th ...

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...

, is of distant Polish descent.

High-level visits

High-level visits from Peru to Poland * President Alan Garcia (1989) * President

(1998) High-level visits from Poland to Peru * President

(2002) * Prime Minister

(2008)

Bilateral Agreements

Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on Trade (1968); Agreement on Tourism (2008), Agreement on Scientific and Cultural Cooperation (2008) and an Agreement on the Transfer of Prisoners (2014). There are also cooperation agreements between some Peruvian and Polish universities.

Trade

In 2018, trade between Peru and Poland totaled US$201 million. Peruvian exports to Poland mainly consist of fruits and fish products. Polish exports to Peru include: electrical devices, motor vehicles, light bulbs, dairy products, petroleum oils, tractors, electrical wires and machines for the food industry.

Resident diplomatic missions

* Peru has an embassy in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. * Poland has an embassy in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...

.Embassy of Poland in Lima
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References

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