LatinNews Daily - 15 April 2024

Ecuador/Mexico: On 9 April US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan condemned the storming of the Mexican embassy in Quito by Ecuadorean troops on 5 April, who arrested Ecuador’s former vice president Jorge Glas (2013-2017) on corruption charges. Glas had been sheltering at the Mexican embassy since December and was granted political asylum by Mexico on 5 April, after claiming he was a victim of political persecution in Ecuador. Sullivan stated that the US administration of President Joe Biden had reviewed security camera footage from the embassy, saying that “we believe these actions were wrong”. Sullivan stated that Ecuador’s government led by President Daniel Noboa had “disregarded its obligations under international law as a host state to respect the inviolability of diplomatic missions and jeopardised the foundation of basic diplomatic norms and relationships”. He said the US had called on Ecuador to work with Mexico to find a resolution to the dispute. This came after US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement on 6 April that “the United States condemns any violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations”, in relation to the incident. Miller also stated that Mexico and Ecuador are “crucial partners” of the US and called on the two countries to resolve their differences “in accordance with international norms”. Other South American nations, including Brazil, Chile and Colombia, have also strongly criticised the move, along with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres, the European Union (EU), and the Organization of American States (OAS). Mexico responded to the incident by breaking diplomatic ties with Ecuador.

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