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Translated by: Flutura Gashi-Mehmeti
- April 16, 2024 19:50 am
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of his country's embassy and consulate in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico, which has strongly opposed a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito.
Maduro announced his decision on Tuesday during a meeting with leaders of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, AP reports.
Ecuadorian authorities raided the Mexican Embassy on April 5, at the behest of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, to arrest former Ecuadorian President Jorge Glas, a convicted felon and fugitive seeking asylum in Mexico.
The unusual use of force prompted immediate condemnation from governments around the world.
Noboa has said he authorized the raid "to protect national security".
Ecuador argued that Glas was targeted for criminal convictions rather than political reasons, and that therefore Mexico should not have considered asylum for him.
Mexico has expressed its anger at the raid and filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, asking the United Nations to suspend Ecuador until it apologizes for the violation and agrees to reparations.
