The Organization of American States (OAS) has criticized the arrest of Ecuador’s former vice president Jorge Glas at the Mexican embassy in Quito. The general secretariat of the OAS “rejects any action that violates or puts at risk the inviolability of the premises of diplomatic missions and reiterates the obligation that all States have not […]
(Reuters) – Mexico abruptly suspended bilateral relations with Ecuador in an escalating diplomatic dispute, after Ecuador’s police forced their way into Mexico’s Quito embassy to arrest a former vice president on graft charges. WHY DID ECUADOR ENTER MEXICO’S EMBASSY? Heavily-armed and balaclava-clad police broke into Mexico’s embassy late on Friday night to arrest Jorge Glas, […]
(Bloomberg) — Mexico broke off diplomatic relations with Ecuador after police stormed its embassy in Quito and arrested former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who had sheltered at the mission since December. Most Read from Bloomberg Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena announced the “immediate breaking” of ties on Saturday, citing a “flagrant violation” of the […]
The Organization of American States (OAS) has criticized the arrest of Ecuador’s former vice president Jorge Glas at the Mexican embassy in Quito. The general secretariat of the OAS “rejects any action that violates or puts at risk the inviolability of the premises of diplomatic missions and reiterates the obligation that all States have not […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Ecuador dramatically imploded after Ecuadorian police burst into Mexico’s embassy in Quito and arrested Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president. Glas, arrested late Friday, had been convicted on charges of bribery and corruption and remains under investigation for other potential crimes. Following the arrest, leaders from […]
Police stormed the Mexican embassy in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito on Friday to seize the former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas. Mr Glas was taking refuge in the embassy. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador declared the act “a flagrant violation of international law and the sovereignty of Mexico”. He added that as a […]
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico on Saturday after its embassy in Ecuador was raided to arrest on graft charges a controversial politician who had been granted asylum by Mexican authorities. The late Friday night seizure of Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president, triggered a […]
Police stormed the Mexican embassy in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito on Friday to seize the former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas. Mr Glas was taking refuge in the embassy. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador declared the act “a flagrant violation of international law and the sovereignty of Mexico”. He added that as a […]
Security forces in Ecuador forced their way into the Mexican embassy in Quito and arrested former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas, prompting Mexico to suspend bilateral ties. Mexico is breaking off diplomatic relations with Ecuador with immediate effect and will bring a case before the International Court of Justice, Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena said on […]
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday evening the country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito. The announcement came after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, detaining former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was seeking […]
By Parisa Hafezi, Laila Bassam, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Dan Williams DUBAI (Reuters) – Hounded by months of deadly Israeli attacks in Syria, Iranian military commanders thought it safe to convene a top-level meeting inside Iran’s embassy compound in Damascus, believing it protected by international norms shielding diplomatic missions, according to a dozen Iranian, Syrian and […]
China has issued a strong condemnation of a suspected Israeli air attack on the grounds of the Iranian embassy in Damascus that claimed the lives of two Iranian generals. “China condemns the attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in Beijing. The security of diplomatic institutions must not be […]