Local time on April 5, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that due to the Ecuadorian police's forced entry into the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador and the detention of former Ecuadorian vice president Glas who sought asylum in the embassy, this act is a blatant violation of international law and Mexican sovereignty. Mexico suspended its diplomatic relations with the Ecuadorian government.
Local time on the evening of April 5, there were a large number of police outside the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador, and the roads around the embassy were sealed off and access was prohibited. Earlier, the Ecuadorian presidential palace issued a statement that former Vice President Jorge Glas Espinel, who had been convicted by the Ecuadorian judicial system, had been arrested that evening. The statement also said, "Ecuador is a sovereign country and will not allow any criminals to go unpunished."
Glas served as the former president Correa's deputy from 2013 to 2017 and has been in the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador since December 17 last year when he applied for political asylum in Mexico.
On the 5th of this month, Mexico asked Glas to leave Ecuador within the framework of the diplomatic asylum convention. The Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs subsequently issued a statement announcing that it would not provide a safe passage for Glas.
In the statement issued by the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was stated that the Ecuadorian police forcibly entered the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador that evening and detained former Ecuadorian vice president Glas. On the 4th, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement announcing that due to the inappropriate remarks made by Mexican President Lopez about Ecuador's 2023 election and the assassination of presidential candidate Villavicencio, the Ecuadorian government declared the Mexican ambassador to the country as an "unwelcome person".
In this regard, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a communique expressing regret for the Ecuadorian side's announcement that the country's ambassador to Ecuador is an "unwelcome person".
On April 5, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Sommerfeld announced that the Mexican Ambassador to Ecuador must leave Ecuador within 72 hours starting from 17:30 local time on April 4.
On the same day, Mexican President Lopez said that Mexico would not sever diplomatic relations with Ecuador, and the Mexican government would not expel the Ecuadorian ambassador to Mexico. Subsequently, the Mexican president issued a statement saying that Mexico had broken off diplomatic relations with the Ecuadorian government.
