OAS discusses invasion of the Mexican embassy in Ecuador

by times news cr

2024-04-13 12:26:18

The Organization of American States (OAS) debate in Washington is a draft resolution presented by Colombia that “strongly” condemns the police raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas.

Last Tuesday afternoon, the Permanent Council, executive body of the organizationalready held a session called by Ecuador to present its point of view on the operation.

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This meeting was not attended by any representative of the Mexican delegation, who broke diplomatic relations with the South American country.

Let us remember that the Ecuadorian president, Daniel Noboaaccused Mexico of promoting “impunity” by having granted asylum to Glas despite being “convicted and a fugitive.”

Glas, who was vice president in the former president’s government Rafael Correa and is the subject of two sentences for illicit association and bribery and the target of an arrest warrant for the crime of embezzlement.

Weekend, The OAS denounced “any action” that endangers the inviolability of the premises of diplomatic missions, but the text being debated on Wednesday morning is more categorical.

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It “strongly condemns the intrusion into the facilities of the Mexican embassy in Ecuador and the acts of violence carried out against the integrity and dignity of the diplomatic staff of the mission“.

Calls on all countries to “respect” the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and ensure “the inviolability of diplomatic headquarters and their personnel.”

Finally, urges Ecuador and Mexico to “start a dialogue and take immediate actions to resolve this serious matter in a constructive manner” and put at their disposal “the good offices” of the OAS to facilitate it.

(With information from AFP)

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2024-04-13 12:26:18

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