2024-04-11 12:55:50
By majority vote, the Organization of American States (OAS) “strongly” condemned the intrusion of security forces of Ecuador at the Mexican Embassy.
The above, after a extraordinary session in which 29 members were in favor, one against and 2 absent, the Permanent Council approved the resolution “Intrusion of the Ecuadorian Police in the Mexico’s embassy in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, and the Institution of Diplomatic Asylum.”
The vote against was Ecuador while Mexico chose not to appear at the session; hours before the Secretary General of the Organization, Luis Almagro He rejected the action taken by Daniel Noboa’s government and stressed that this “cannot remain a precedent.”
With 29 votes in favor, one vote against, one abstention, and two countries absent, the Permanent Council approved the resolution “Intrusion of the Ecuadorian Police into the Embassy of Mexico in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, and the Institution of the… pic.twitter.com/DpefjaUeNd
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Between the 10 points approved The sixth and ninth stand out, which literally indicate:
- Reaffirm that the premises of the diplomatic mission should not be used in a manner incompatible with the functions of the mission as set forth in the Vienna Convention
- Instruct the Secretary General of the OAS to transmit this resolution to the Secretary General of the UN
Brief reaction
The resolution was approved by the Agency while the president’s conference was taking place Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) who, after being informed of the decision – by the press – reacted briefly and said:
“Very good very good”.
Before, he reported that the complaint that will be presented to the international Court of Justice It will be broadcast this Thursday morning:
“There are expectations, especially to seek non-repetition, but we have to think carefully about how to demand non-repetition so that in the future no one dares to commit an atrocity, a violation like what happened in Ecuador because it is nothing more than Mexico.” “It is world order, respect for international standards.”
This Saturday the Ecuadorian Police stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito and arrested former Vice President Glas, accused of alleged corruption.
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The decision of the government of that nation led to the rupture – by Mexico – of diplomatic relations, in addition to the fact that several nations of the continent, including the United States and Canada, as well as member countries and the European Union, disapproved of the decision of the administration of that nation. Noboa.
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2024-04-11 12:55:50