Mexico-Ecuador relations hit new low | Here's how things went wrong
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico-Ecuador relations hit new low | Here's how things went wrong

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Ecuadorian police forcibly entered the Mexican embassy to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Mexico called this a “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty and cut diplomatic ties soon after Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has announced the immediate suspension of diplomatic ties with Ecuador. Ecuador’s response: Ecuador’s government, led by President Daniel Noboa, vehemently opposed Mexico’s decision to grant asylum to Glas, labelling it an “illicit act” and refusing to provide safe passage for him to leave the country. Embassy storming: The situation escalated dramatically when Ecuadorian police forcibly entered the Mexican embassy to arrest Glas, an act Mexico has decried as a “flagrant violation of international law and the sovereignty of Mexico.” According to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961, the premises of a diplomatic mission, such as an embassy, are inviolable, and the agents of the host country cannot enter them without the consent of the mission’s head.

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ICJ to hear Mexico’s dispute with Ecuador: All you need to know
7 months, 3 weeks ago

ICJ to hear Mexico’s dispute with Ecuador: All you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Mexico and Ecuador have brought complaints against each other at the international court, escalating a diplomatic feud. PRESS RELEASE: #Ecuador institutes proceedings agt #Mexico before the #ICJ relating to the alleged violation by Mexico of a series of obligations owed to Ecuador under international law, arising from Mexico’s conduct relative to Mr Jorge David Glas Espinel https://t.co/E3ksTKxlZ6 pic.twitter.com/UOYPsKSpj4 — CIJ_ICJ …

Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court over storming of the Mexican Embassy
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court over storming of the Mexican Embassy

NPR  

Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court over storming of the Mexican Embassy Enlarge this image toggle caption Dolores Ochoa/AP Dolores Ochoa/AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court Tuesday, accusing the nation of violating international law by storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest a former vice president who had …

Ecuador sues Mexico at ICJ over granting asylum to former vice president
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ecuador sues Mexico at ICJ over granting asylum to former vice president

Al Jazeera  

Mexico had earlier appealed to the United Nations court to sanction Ecuador for storming its embassy in Quito. Ecuador has moved to sue Mexico amid an ongoing diplomatic spat over Ecuador’s former Vice President Jorge Glas. In a filing with the United Nations’ top court, the International Court of Justice, Ecuador said the move by Mexico “obstructed the proper administration …

Oppenheimer: La hipocresía de Cuba en la crisis de México y Ecuador
8 months ago

Oppenheimer: La hipocresía de Cuba en la crisis de México y Ecuador

LA Times  

Un vehículo militar transporta al exvicepresidente ecuatoriano Jorge Glas desde el centro de detención a donde fue llevado después de que la policía irrumpió en la embajada de México para arrestarlo en Quito, Ecuador, el sábado 6 de abril de 2024. Glas, quien ocupó la vicepresidencia de Ecuador entre 2013 y 2018, fue condenado por corrupción y se encontraba refugiado …

Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy there
8 months, 1 week ago

Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy there

Hindustan Times  

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Venezuela also “fully supports” Mexico's request to have the United Nations suspend Ecuador from the world body, Maduro said during a virtual meeting of …

Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest the police raid on the Mexican Embassy there
8 months, 1 week ago

Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest the police raid on the Mexican Embassy there

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “No one today in this world comes out to defend this barbaric act.” Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa ordered authorities to raid …

Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexico’s embassy there
8 months, 1 week ago

Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexico’s embassy there

LA Times  

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro shown in Febtuary, on Tuesday ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico, whose embassy in Quito was raided by Ecuadorian authorities on Apeil 5. Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest …

Venezuela and Honduras announce actions to protest Ecuador’s embassy raid
8 months, 1 week ago

Venezuela and Honduras announce actions to protest Ecuador’s embassy raid

Al Jazeera  

Honduras has recalled its charge d’affaires while Venezuela plans to close its diplomatic offices in Ecuador in protest. Two Latin American countries — Venezuela and Honduras — announced diplomatic actions to signal displeasure at a recent police raid at Mexico’s embassy in Quito, Ecuador. On the social media platform X, Honduras’s Foreign Relations Minister Enrique Reina revealed that his country …

Ecuadorian tribunal deems arrest of former Vice President Glas illegal
8 months, 1 week ago

Ecuadorian tribunal deems arrest of former Vice President Glas illegal

Al Jazeera  

But the three-member panel also upheld his ongoing imprisonment, arguing it could not ‘modify’ his sentence. The defence team for former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas has hailed a decision declaring his arrest inside Mexico’s embassy in Quito illegal. We will appeal until we achieve his freedom.” The ruling comes after Francisco Hidalgo — a member of Glas’s left-wing political …

Mexico takes Ecuador to ICJ, says want it 'suspended' from UN over embassy attack
8 months, 1 week ago

Mexico takes Ecuador to ICJ, says want it 'suspended' from UN over embassy attack

Firstpost  

The tensions between the two nations intensified last week after the Ecuadorian authorities barged into the Mexican diplomatic mission to arrest Ecuador’s former Vice-President Jorge Glas Days after Ecuador conducted a brutal police raid at the Mexican embassy in Quito, Mexico is demanding the United Nations to expel the South American country from the international body. The tensions between the …

Mexico calls on the International Court of Justice to expel Ecuador from UN
8 months, 1 week ago

Mexico calls on the International Court of Justice to expel Ecuador from UN

Al Jazeera  

A complaint filed in the court on Thursday alleges violations of international law following a raid on Mexico’s embassy. Mexico has appealed to the International Court of Justice to boot Ecuador from the United Nations, following a late night police raid on its embassy in Quito. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Mexico filed a complaint with the court on …

Mexico asks U.N. to expel Ecuador over its police raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito
8 months, 1 week ago

Mexico asks U.N. to expel Ecuador over its police raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito

LA Times  

People protest Saturday outside the Ecuadorean Embassy in Mexico City. Ecuador’s police broke into the Mexican Embassy last week to arrest a former vice president who was seeking asylum. Mexico’s president said Thursday his country is demanding that the United Nations expel Ecuador from the world body as part of a complaint to the top U.N. court over Ecuador’s police …

Mexico releases video of Ecuador’s raid on its embassy
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico releases video of Ecuador’s raid on its embassy

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico released security camera video Tuesday of the moments when Ecuadorian authorities forced their way into Mexico’s embassy, pushed a Mexican diplomat to the ground and carried out Ecuador’s former vice president who had been holed up there. The action Friday night greatly escalated tensions between the two countries, which had already been tussling since ex-Vice President …

Ecuador ex-VP Jorge Glas hospitalised after capture from Mexico embassy
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador ex-VP Jorge Glas hospitalised after capture from Mexico embassy

Al Jazeera  

Ecuador has said it wishes to resolve differences with Mexico, but has defended its raid on embassy. Jorge Glas, the former vice president of Ecuador whose forceful extraction from Mexico’s embassy in Quito triggered a diplomatic row, has been hospitalised after not eating food in prison for 24 hours. Mexico suspended diplomatic relations with Ecuador after the rare embassy raid, …

Mexico releases footage of Ecuador police storming its embassy in Quito
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico releases footage of Ecuador police storming its embassy in Quito

Al Jazeera  

The raid spurred criticism as being a violation of international law as Ecuador sought to arrest a former vice president. Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released footage of the police raid on its embassy in Quito, Ecuador, calling the law enforcement action an “unauthorised and violent break-in”. “The world witnessed the violence, abuse and mistreatment of our Mexican personnel …

Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — While world leaders have expressed shock and bewilderment over Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s decision to raid Mexico’s embassy last Friday, the extraordinarily unusual move — and Noboa’s relative silence about it — is unlikely to hurt him with his constituents. “ a very powerful image boost.” Police attempt to break into the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador, …

Ecuador police break into Mexican embassy: How a diplomatic crisis has unfolded
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador police break into Mexican embassy: How a diplomatic crisis has unfolded

Firstpost  

Ecuadorian police broke through the external doors of the Mexican Embassy in Quito, Friday evening, to arrest Jorge Glas, the former Ecuadorian Vice President, who had been residing there since December. According to a statement from Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa’s office, the arrest took place because Mexico violated the diplomatic mission’s immunities and privileges, and Glas’ asylum was granted “contrary …

Mexico to Iran, why are attacks on embassies so controversial?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico to Iran, why are attacks on embassies so controversial?

Al Jazeera  

International law decrees that embassies are ‘inviolable’. Mexico and Ecuador are locked in a diplomatic spat after Ecuadorian police raided the Mexican embassy in Quito on Friday to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Following the attack on the embassy in Quito, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wrote in an X post that the incident constituted an “authoritarian …

Ecuador and Mexico were feuding over election and asylum before embassy break-in
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador and Mexico were feuding over election and asylum before embassy break-in

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A spat between Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spiraled into a full-blown diplomatic crisis when Ecuadorian police raided Mexico’s embassy Friday night in an extremely rare show of force that legal experts, presidents and diplomats have deemed a violation of long-established international accords. Here’s what happened ahead of the raid: Dec. …

International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito
8 months, 2 weeks ago

International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — The global condemnation of Ecuador’s government for its decision to break into the Mexican Embassy snowballed Sunday with more presidents and other leaders expressing disapproval, shock and dismay. Alicia Bárcena, Mexico’s secretary of foreign relations, thanked the returning diplomats “for defending our embassy in Quito even at the risk of their own physical well-being.” “Not even the …

Latin American countries condemn Ecuador raid on Mexico embassy
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Latin American countries condemn Ecuador raid on Mexico embassy

Al Jazeera  

Nicaragua joins Mexico in severing ties with Ecuador after its security forces stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas. Governments across Latin America have rallied around Mexico after security forces in Ecuador stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest a controversial politician who had been granted political asylum there. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, …

Mexico withdraws diplomats from its embassy in Ecuador after raid
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico withdraws diplomats from its embassy in Ecuador after raid

Al Jazeera  

Ecuador’s raid on the Mexican embassy to arrest ex-Vice President Jorge Glas has severed ties between the two countries. In a statement, Ecuador’s presidency accused Mexico of “having abused the immunities and privileges granted to the diplomatic mission that housed the former vice president, and granting diplomatic asylum contrary to the conventional legal framework”. The United States also said it …

Global leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Global leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy

LA Times  

Police stand guard Saturday at the Guayaquil, Ecuador, penitentiary where former Vice President Jorge Glas is being held. “We energetically condemn it.” Police broke through the external doors of the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest Jorge Glas, a former Ecuadorian vice president who had been residing there since December. “The entry by force into the Embassy of Mexico in …

Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico’s embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico’s embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Ecuador dramatically imploded after Ecuadorian police burst into Mexico’s embassy in Quito and arrested Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president. “We are deeply shocked by the British government’s threats against the sovereignty of the Ecuadorian embassy and their suggestion that they may forcibly enter the embassy,” said Ecuador’s government at the time. …

Former Ecuadorian VP arrested after police broke into embassy has long faced corruption accusations
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Ecuadorian VP arrested after police broke into embassy has long faced corruption accusations

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorian authorities took the extraordinarily unusual step of breaking into a foreign embassy to arrest a former vice president facing corruption charges. Police on Friday night entered the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador’s capital, Quito, to arrest Jorge Glas, who had been residing at the diplomatic facility since December. He led Ecuador’s ministries of telecommunications and strategic sectors …

Mexico breaks off diplomatic ties with Ecuador after embassy stormed in Quito
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico breaks off diplomatic ties with Ecuador after embassy stormed in Quito

Firstpost  

Ecuadorian police broke into the Mexican Embassy in the capital city of Quito and arrested Ecuador’s former Vice President Jorge Glas, who is convicted twice on corruption charges Mexico has announced the severing of diplomatic ties with Ecuador after the police broke into the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest the former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas who was lodged …

Will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador, says Mexican President
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador, says Mexican President

The Hindu  

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado said on Friday, April 6, 2024, that his country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into Mexican embassy in Quito. The announcement came after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, detaining former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was seeking political asylum there, as a diplomatic …

Mexico severs diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police storm its embassy to arrest politician
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico severs diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police storm its embassy to arrest politician

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Mexico’s government severed diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president, an extraordinary use of force that shocked and mystified regional leaders and diplomats. This is totally outside the norm.” Police attempt to break into the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, April 5, 2024, following Mexico’s …

Mexico breaks ties with Ecuador after police storm its embassy in Quito to arrest politician
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico breaks ties with Ecuador after police storm its embassy in Quito to arrest politician

LA Times  

A military vehicle transports former Ecuadorean Vice President Jorge Glas from the detention center where he was held after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest him in Quito on Saturday. Mexico’s government ended diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former Ecuadorean vice president, an extraordinary use of force that shocked …

Mexico suspends ties with Ecuador after police raid embassy
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico suspends ties with Ecuador after police raid embassy

Al Jazeera  

Mexico has suspended diplomatic relations with Ecuador after police forcibly broke into its embassy in Quito and arrested former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas who had sought political asylum there. Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday that it had offered political asylum to Glas, calling on Ecuador to grant him “safe passage” out of the …

Amid diplomatic spat, Mexico grants former Ecuadorian vice president asylum
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid diplomatic spat, Mexico grants former Ecuadorian vice president asylum

Al Jazeera  

Row comes after Mexican President Lopez Obrador commented on Ecuador’s violence-marred election last year, prompting a rebuke. On Thursday, Ecuador declared Mexico’s ambassador a “persona non grata”, in response to comments made by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. The Ecuadorian foreign ministry followed Lopez Obrador’s statements on Thursday by declaring Mexico’s ambassador to Ecuador, Raquel Serur Smeke, persona non …

Peru recalls ambassador to Mexico amid row over ousted leader
1 year, 9 months ago

Peru recalls ambassador to Mexico amid row over ousted leader

Al Jazeera  

Mexico’s president says Peru’s former leader was illegally overthrown, prompting rebuke from current Peruvian president. Peru’s President Dina Boluarte has ordered the “definitive removal” of the country’s ambassador to Mexico after rebuking Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for again voicing his support for her overthrown predecessor. Lopez Obrador, who has been one of Castillo’s most fervent supporters along with …

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