Mexico’s Foreign Minister, Alicia Bárcena, announced on Monday that the Ecuadorian ambassador to the country will not be expelled, despite the recent suspension of diplomatic relations following an “unjustified” raid on Mexico’s embassy in Quito. Bárcena also informed that the ministry would be approaching the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to denounce this flagrant violation of international law.
The Mexican government is taking this action because it believes the raid on its embassy was a flagrant violation of sovereignty and international treaties. In response, the country will submit a complaint to the ICJ and garner the support of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the United Nations. Despite the Mexican ambassador to Ecuador being expelled and the Mexican embassy in Quito being closed indefinitely, Mexico will not subject the Ecuadorian embassy on its soil to the same measures.
Mexico has suspended its diplomatic relations with Ecuador following an illegal entry into its embassy and the arrest of the former Vice President of Ecuador, Jorge Glas, by Ecuadorian police. Prior to this, the Ecuadorian government had declared the Mexican ambassador, Raquel Serur, as persona non grata.
Following the raid, Mexico received overwhelming support from various South American countries. High rank officials such as Cuban diplomat Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla and Argentinian authorities condemned the incident and called for the full observance of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The same sentiment was echoed by other countries such as Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Uruguay.
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