Foreign relations of Peru

<p>The foreign relations of Peru are managed by the <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Peru)/keYzrxoM">Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a>. is an important first-tier state in <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South America</a>, <a href="/facts/Peru/dBt7XrYD">Peru</a> has been a member of the <a href="/facts/United_Nations/fgXLnmgT">United Nations</a> since 1945, and Peruvian <a href="/facts/Javier_P%25C3%25A9rez_de_Cu%25C3%25A9llar/yWyerEte">Javier Pérez de Cuéllar</a> served as <a href="/facts/UN_Secretary_General/2nNU9WMu">UN Secretary General</a> from 1981 to 1991. Former President <a href="/facts/Alberto_Fujimori/HFqg04AX">Alberto Fujimori</a>'s tainted re-election to a third term in June 2000 strained Peru's relations with the United States and with many Latin American and European countries, but relations improved with the installation of an interim government in November 2000 and the inauguration of <a href="/facts/Alejandro_Toledo/LUJqlYL6">Alejandro Toledo</a> in July 2001.
</p><p>Peru is planning full integration into the Andean Free Trade Area. In addition, Peru is a standing member of <a href="/facts/APEC/Y9uLYe1C">APEC</a> and the <a href="/facts/World_Trade_Organization/p7hgb1lP">World Trade Organization</a>, and is an active participant in negotiations toward a <a href="/facts/Free_Trade_Area_of_the_Americas/KFXysI0H">Free Trade Area of the Americas</a> (FTAA).
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Foreign relations of Peru