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What’s Driving Tensions Between Ecuador & Mexico?
Ecuador’s president authorized police to force their way into Mexico’s embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorean Vice President Jorge Glas. The incident led Mexico to sever diplomatic relations with Ecuador. // File Photo: Ecuadorean Government.
Ecuadorean police forced their way into Mexico’s embassy in Quito on April 5 to arrest former Ecuadorean Vice President Jorge Glas, whom Mexico granted asylum after he was indicted on corruption charges. The raid led Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to cut off diplomatic relations with Ecuador, and Mexico filed a lawsuit against Ecuador at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). What is at the root of the tensions between Mexico and Ecuador, which were already simmering before the raid, and what is driving the escalation of the conflict? What motivated Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa’s decision to authorize a raid of Mexico’s embassy? What will come of Mexico’s complaint against Ecuador at the ICJ?
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Arturo Sarukhan, board member of the Inter-American Dialogue and former Mexican ambassador to the United States: “The violation of sovereignty at Mexico’s embassy sets a dangerous precedent for the Americas, especially with a growing rejection of international norms and standards. There’s no excuse, spin or sugar coating that can justify Ecuador’s actions. Noboa flagrantly breached the 1961 Vienna Convention when heavily armed personnel stormed and raided the mission and forced their way in to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had been holed up there since December. But these unacceptable actions did not occur in a vacuum. Diplomatic tensions between Ecuador and Mexico are just one of a recent series of conflicts that López Obrador has triggered with other Latin American leaders with whom..”
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