Peru established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Latvia conserning ambassadors but not residents by signing a declaration 23 July 1996 in Stockholm.

The Peruvian Embassy in Helsinki is since April 2004 the office responsible of the Bilateral relation between Peru and Latvia. Previously this correspondence was carried out by the Peruvian Embassy in Stockholm. However Stockholm looks after the consular jurisdiction because the respective Supreme Decree has not been modified to this day.

The bilateral relation with the Republic of Latvia is of interest to both countries in order to fulfil their political connections with other democratic states and to diversify the economic liaisons and cooperation, particularly with other economies in the market.

In multilateral forums and organims, high level authorities of both countries meet on regular basis. The conjuncture is more appropriate for establishing institutional connections and in breaking ice for juridical milestones that create apropriate maintenance for bilateral relations. These include the promotion of contracts between public and private institutions that encourage commercial exchange.

The bilateral cooperation mainly exists in the mutual political support in international organisations. For example Peru has offered a number of grants to future Latvian diplomats in the Academy of Diplomacy of Peru. The Latvian authorities presented Miss Liga Brige as a candidate for the 2005 course. She participated in the scholarship in the period 2005-2006.

In 2003 Peru was the biggest Latin American exporter to Latvia with 4 millon€, exceeding Brazil, Chile and Argentina (mainly metal, copper sheets and textiles). The commercial balance was clearly favorable to our country as the imports from Latvia came to a mere 5000€. Currently they are favorable to Latvia as the bilateral commercial relations indicate a notable decrease in Peruvian exports.

It is worth to mention that very few embassies have offices in Riga currently. The majority corresponde with European countries and no Latin American country has an embassy in residence. However Costa Rica is proceeding to move her Embassy from Norway to Riga.

In March 2007 a delegation of Latvian business men traveled to Peru to participate a commercial forum as well as to establish contacts with Peruvian enterprises.

In 2007 during an international meeting taking place in Santo Domingo the Governments of Peru and Latvia signed two agreements: one of them on visa suppressions for diplomatic and special passports and another one on cultural cooperation.

The Peruvian Honorary Consul in Riga is Mr Juan Carlos Martínez Manjón, a Spanish citizen dedicated to immovable property business in Latvia, resigned two years ago. The Embassy is looking for suitable candidates for the post of honorary consul.

It is worth to mention that  the Peruvian Embassy of Finland does not have yet consular jurisdiction over Latvia despite being responsible for political, socio-economic and cultural aspects. We are waiting for the Supreme Decree modification to its jurisdiction.

1.- The webpage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of (organization chart, principal authorities, official speeches, contact information, etc.)
http://www.mfa.gov.lv

2.- Information on Ministries, political parties, local and regional governments and general information on the country from various sources (partially provided in English and/or Latvian) www.gksoft.com/govt/en/lv.html

3.- Indexes of human development according to the PNUD research from 2002 (health, poverty, education, technology, commerce, unemployment, priority in public expenditure, etc.)
 http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2002/en/indicator/cty_f_LVA.html

4.- Map, flag, general information on Latvia and its history etc.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107706.html

5.- Official Centre of Statistics of Latvia
www.csb/lv/avidus.cfm

6.- General information (population, land, history) from the Encyclopedia Columbi:
http://www.bartleby.com/65/la/Latvia.html

7.- The Newsletter of the Library of the Congress of USA (diverse information on economy, population, internal and foreign affairs, history, etc. But only until the year 1995)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/lvtoc.html

8.-  The official webpage of the EU on the situation and prospects of the Latvian agricultural
 http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/publi/peco/latvia/summary/sum_es.htm

9.-  Latvian Consulates and Embassies
http://mypage.bluewin.ch/caccia/lettland.html

10.- Business information on Latvia by the Department of Commerce of USA (in English)
http://www.buyusainfo.net/body.cfm?dbf=&search_type2=int&country=Latvia&logic=and&loadnav=no

11.- Latvian Import and Export Directory published by the Agency of Investments and Development
http://www.liaa.gov.lv  (to access these pages it is recommended to hit the “control” key and simultaniously doubleclick with the mouse)

12.- The directory of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce can be consulted at http://www.chamber.lv

13.- Finally it is relevant to mention that Latvia is the headquarters of numerous regional and international events. In relation to Peru the most important ones being the International Travel Fare (www.bt1.lv), Textile and Leather Industry Fare (www.btl.lv), World of Construction (www.prima.lv) and the International Trade Fare of Construction (www.bt1.lv)