Mexico: diplomats return to the country after Ecuador invaded the embassy

The diplomatic corps that was in Ecuador go back to Mexico through a commercial flight supported by allied embassies, as announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Alicia Bárcena, last Saturday. The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) pointed out that Mexico will constantly guarantee their security and respect for their rights.

“On instructions from President (Andrés Manuel) López Obrador, our diplomatic staff returns to Mexico of Quitocommercial route, supported by friendly embassies”, he added in his publication.

The return of the Mexican diplomats occurs after the breaking of Mexico’s diplomatic relations with the Government of Ecuadorafter the assault on the Mexican Embassy in Quito to capture former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas.

This Saturday, López Obrador thanked the messages of solidarity from leaders, leaders and civil organizations of Mexico and different countries, which is why he described it as a “painful matter”.

“We appreciate the solidarity of leaders, leaders and civil organizations from different countries and our own after the assault of the Mexico’s embassy in Ecuador”, noted López Obrador in X.

For his part, the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS)Luis Almagro, urged the “dialogue” and anticipated that he will request a meeting of the organization’s Permanent Council to address the tensions between both countries.

In this context, the president of the Mexican Senate, Ana Lilia Rivera, warned that the Ecuadorian authorities are obliged to safeguard the embassy of Mexicoits assets and archives, according to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

“In the Mexican Senate we will remain vigilant that this is the case“, he noted in X, while making a respectful exhortation to the Ecuador Assembly to establish contact and, together, “contribute to overcoming this sensitive diplomatic crisis by prioritizing dialogue and the peaceful resolution of disputes”.

Mexico He has also anticipated that he will resort to the International Court of Justice to denounce the responsibility of Ecuador for violations of International Law.