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Cuba condemns the entry of Ecuadorian soldiers into the Mexican Embassy in Quito

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, condemned this Saturday the forced entry of the Ecuadorian Police into Embassy of Mexico arrest the former vice president Jorge Glasto which the Mexican Executive granted the political asylum.

The Cuban Foreign Minister described the event as “a flagrant violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, right to asylum and sovereignty of Mexico”, as expressed in a message on social network X.

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The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obradoranticipated the formal severance of diplomatic relations with Ecuador considering the invasion of the embassy in Quito a violation of national sovereignty and international law.

This occurred at a time of maximum tension in relations between Ecuador It is Mexicoafter the Government of Noboa would have expelled the Mexican ambassador, Raquel Serurfor some statements of López Obradorabout the murder of the candidate Fernando Villavicencio and the effect on the elections won by the young businessman, now 36 years old, who prevailed over the Correísta candidate Luisa González.

glasswho was vice president of Ecuador during part of the presidential term of Rafael Corrêa (2007-2017) and at the beginning of the presidential term of Lenin Moreno (2017-2021) was in Mexican Embassy in Ecuador from the end of December 2023.

He arrived there after being accused of alleged embezzlement (Image: Reproduction)embezzlement of funds public) in the case of the ‘Reconstruction’ of the coastal province of Manabiafter the strong earthquake that occurred in 2016.

After staying in Mexican Embassy in Quitoa judge ordered his capture and entry into pre-trial detention in early 2024.

Source: Elcomercio

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