Mexico closes its embassy in Ecuador indefinitely and suspends consular services

The Embassy of Mexico in Ecuador will close indefinitely and suspend consular services for more than 1,600 Mexicans and businesspeople in the South American country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) announced this Saturday.

However, he noted in a statement that the Mexican and business community in Ecuador They will be able to receive assistance through the Registration System for Mexicans Abroad (Sir), as well as in embassies of nearby nations, such as Chile, Colombia and Peru.

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The Mexican Government’s Itamaraty also specified that it will be a group of 18 Mexicans, formed by Mexican diplomats in Ecuador and their families, who will return on a commercial flight supported by friendly embassies.

“The group of 18 people will travel on Sunday, April 7, on a commercial flight from Ecuador to Mexico City”he indicated.

Furthermore, the Government’s dependence on Mexico highlighted that a large number of friendly countries and allies of the Embassy in Ecuador they offered your support to guarantee the integrity of the Mexican people returning to Mexico.

He added that his diplomatic representations will accompany the Mexicans on the journey to the airport in the city of Quito.

“We are attentive to our country’s diplomats, they are not alone”, said the Mexican president in a message in Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Meanwhile, the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs Alicia Bárcena He indicated that he is coordinating the return of diplomatic personnel accredited in Ecuador on instructions from the Mexican president.

Furthermore, he stated that “Mexico will always guarantee your safety and respect for your rights.”

The return of Mexican diplomats and abandonment Mexican Embassy in Ecuador It occurs after the rupture of diplomatic relations between Mexico with the Government of Ecuadorafter the assault on the Quito diplomatic complex to capture the former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas.

In this context, The president of the Mexican Senate, Ana Lilia Rivera, warned that Ecuadorian authorities are obliged to safeguard the Mexican Embassy, their assets and archives in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

“In the Mexican Senate we will remain vigilant so that this is the case,” he said in X, while making a respectful exhortation to the Assembly of Ecuador establish contact and, together, “contribute to overcoming this sensitive diplomatic crisis, prioritizing dialogue and the peaceful resolution of disputes”.

Mexico also announced that it will appeal to the International Court of Justice to denounce the responsibility of Ecuador for violations of International Law.

Source: Elcomercio

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