International community repudiates Ecuador's attack on Mexican Embassy in Quito
Monday, April 8th 2024 - 10:52 UTC
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the governments of many countries in the Americas condemned Ecuador's decision to break into Mexico's Embassy in Quito on Friday to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had sought asylum in the diplomatic mission as he faced corruption charges.
Guterres argued that President Daniel Noboa's move jeopardized international relations and, for that, he was “alarmed.” He also recalled that diplomatic buildings and their personnel enjoyed ”a cardinal principle of inviolability (that) must be respected in all cases, in accordance with international law.“
The violation of this principle ”endangers the normality of international relations,“ he insisted as he called on Ecuador and Mexico to ”resolve their differences by peaceful means.”
After the assault on the Embassy, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador cut all ties with Quito. Earlier last week, Noboa's administration had declared the Mexican Ambassador persona non grata following statements from AMLO questioning the electoral campaign that led Noboa to power.
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https://en.mercopress.com/2024/04/08/international-community-repudiates-ecuador-s-attack-on-mexican-embassy-in-quito
(Noboa's father, Alvaro Noboa, who has been known as Ecuador's wealthiest man, banana king, ran for the Presidency 5 times and lost every time. One might think he was desperate to make sure his sonny boy didn't fail his first bid. . . )
