Ecuador's diplomatic staff returns to Mexico on Sunday – Juventud Rebelde

MEXICO CITY, April 7 – The Mexican Foreign Ministry said it will appeal to the International Court of Justice and all relevant regional and international bodies in response to a police raid on its embassy in Quito.

In her speech, his secretary, Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, reiterated her country's condemnation of violating the immunity of its diplomatic headquarters and attacking its employees. The SRE confirmed that diplomats accredited in Ecuador will arrive in the country on Sunday after cutting diplomatic relations with the South American country.

He spoke in detail about his criticism of the violent invasion carried out by Ecuadorian police on Friday to kidnap former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had been granted political asylum.

The agency reported that, on instructions from President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena is coordinating the return of diplomats accredited to Ecuador, after the violent attack carried out by Ecuadorian police on the Mexican embassy.

He pointed out that the group of 18 people will travel on Sunday on a commercial flight from Ecuador to Mexico City. Bárcena, Ambassador Raquel Seror and Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador Roberto Canseco will deliver a message to the media after their arrival at Mexico City International Airport.

The press release stated that a large number of countries friendly and allied with the Ecuadorian Embassy have offered their support to ensure the safety of the Mexican people, so they will accompany them on the trip to the airport in the city of Quito.

The SRE specified that the Mexican embassy in that South American country would remain closed indefinitely, as well as consular services.

The Mexican community and business community living in Ecuador – more than 1,600 people – will be able to obtain assistance through the System for the Registration of Mexican Persons Abroad (Sirme), as well as at the embassies of neighboring countries such as Chile, Colombia and Peru. .

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Honduras, Enrique Reyna, issued a circular informing his Mexican counterpart that, on instructions from President Xiomara Castro, he has appointed a Chargé d'Affaires in Quito, to provide all accompaniment and support to support the Embassy of Mexico in the process of leaving Ecuador.

– Calling on the Ecuadorian government to fully respect international law and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The Honduran official said that the immunity and inviolability of diplomatic buildings and agents.

The member states of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Latin America – Technical Cooperation today strongly condemned the events that took place in the Mexican diplomatic mission in the city of Quito by the security services of the Government of Ecuador.

The Latin American and Caribbean Integration Mechanism considered the raid launched by military forces on the Mexican diplomatic mission unusual, as well as the kidnapping of former Vice President Jorge Glas, who is legally protected at the embassy through the right of political asylum.