"Peru's Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela announced that the government will 'strictly apply Peruvian laws' and declare a state of emergency in the southern region of Tacna to curb irregular migration across the border with Chile while speaking at a press conference in Lima on Friday. "The government's policy is that we will not allow irregular migration. [...] We do not have the conditions or the capacity to receive more migrants. Our capacities are already full, and we have, as everyone knows, several hundreds of thousands, millions of migrants, and we are no longer in a position to keep receiving more," he stated. The foreign minister also indicated that contact has been made with the authorities of the Government of Chile, with whom they hope to work in cooperation to address the increase in the migratory flow between both countries. "We believe that this issue must be addressed in cooperation between the two countries and, consequently, I can announce that we have decided to establish a Binational Committee for Migration Cooperation," he persisted. "That will allow us to immediately increase the police and military presence in the area, especially in the border zone," he elaborated ahead of an Extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting to approve the state of emergency in Tacna. Peruvian President Jose Jeri confirmed the plan on his X (formerly Twitter) account, noting that "it will be the first of our borders to be declared in a state of emergency due to irregular migration and citizen security." The flow of people between Peru and Chile increased following remarks by Chilean presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast, who pledged to expel foreigners in irregular situations if elected. "