The member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) condemned the violation of Ecuador’s international law in the violent police assault on the Mexican Embassy in Quito, where they arrested the former vice president, Jorge Glas, who was in asylum.
During the virtual session of the Celac, the various representatives expressed their solidarity with Mexico, in the face of Ecuador’s aggression at its Embassy
The member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) condemned the violation of Ecuador’s international law in the violent police assault on the Mexican Embassy in Quito, where they arrested the former vice president, Jorge Glas, who was in asylum.
At the extraordinary virtual summit of heads of state of the Celac, convened by the President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, and president of the regional body, reaffirmed that Ecuador violated Mexico’s sovereignty by aggressively breaking into its Embassy in Quito, so the fact was rejected and, at the same time, advocated an early resolution with the restoration of international law.
In this regard, Castro said that the action of the Ecuadorian government, sows – a nefarious precedent – for the execution of the international legal framework because it violates and ignores the provisions established to carry out diplomatic work.
Therefore, the Republic of Ecuador is invited to redirect the appropriate procedure of the asylum rules requested by former Vice President Jorge Glas, granting the safe conduct required for the United Mexican States. In this way, it would begin the normalization of relations between the two states, Castro stressed.
In addition, the Honduran President reaffirmed the commitment to strengthen CELAC as a space for peace, where disagreements between member countries are resolved through dialogue and peaceful path.
Nicaragua rejects crimes committed by Ecuador against Mexico
The Government of Nicaragua, through its Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres, reaffirmed its condemnation, denunciation, rejection and repudiation of the crime committed by the government of Ecuador, a neo-fascist, neo-colonialist act of imperial dictate, against the sovereignty and national dignity of the brotherly people and Government of Mexico.
It also called it unacceptable for a Government of our region and our organization to act in this way by tarnishing the national sovereignty of another Latin American country, breaking international instruments on the historic right of asylum, in violation of international law in its entirety.
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At the same time, the message of the Latin American nation reaffirmed the support of the decision of the Mexican government to file a lawsuit with the ICJ against Ecuador for the flagrant violations committed by the Ecuadorian government.
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Therefore, Nicaragua strongly and resolutely condemns this serious fact of the Government of Ecuador, violating Mexico’s international law, sovereignty and the inviolability of diplomatic embassies and premises, its staff and the historic right of asylum; we reaffirm our Solidarity and Support for the People’s Brotherhood and Government of Mexico, concludes the message of the Nicaraguan government.
