Government of Guatemala condemns what happened at the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador – Publinews – 2024-04-10 19:51:11

The Government of Guatemala, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed its rejection of the non-observance of the Vienna Convention in the face of the serious violation of the headquarters of the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador by the Ecuadorian special forces, on Friday night. , April 5, 2024.

The Government of Guatemala called through a statement to respect and comply under any circumstances with the obligations of States regarding Article 22 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961.

Among its lines, it establishes the inviolability of the premises of diplomatic missions and that the receiving State is not only obliged to respect said inviolability, but to protect them.

THE FACTS

Breaking all international laws, the police raided Mexican soil to kidnap Jorge Glas. Roberto Canseco, for his part, the head of the Mexican Foreign Ministry, tried to prevent it.

Mexico broke diplomatic relations with Ecuador after police stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito on Friday to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president who had requested political asylum after being accused of corruption, at a time of growing tension between the two countries.

After the agents forcibly entered the diplomatic delegation to arrest Jorge Glas, who had resided there since December, Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on his account on the social network sovereignty” of his country, ordered the Foreign Ministry “to immediately declare the suspension of diplomatic relations with the government of Ecuador.” More details in: