Mexico will report the attack on its embassy in Ecuador to the International Court of Justice

Mexico will appeal to the International Court of Justice on Monday denounce Ecuador’s responsibility for violations of international law, after the police assault on the Mexican embassy in Quito last Friday for the arrest of former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas.

Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena said in a press conference on Sunday that her country also they will go to multilateral organizations condemn the actions of the government of Ecuador which have caused the breakdown of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

“From tomorrow (Monday) we will go to the International Court of Justice, where we will present this sad case and, of course, we will go to all the regional and international multilateral forums that correspond so that this, first of all, is condemned in its entirety by the international community “, he has declared.

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) of the Mexican government thanked the international community for its solidarity and noted that at least 18 Latin American countries and 10 European countries have expressed their support, as have the United States and Canada, for North America.

He also thanked international organisations, numerous parliamentarians and the global community for their messages of support, given what he described as “such a regrettable event”.

Bárcena also recognized Mexico’s political forces, admitting that regardless of colors and ideologies, all political parties “have united their voices in defense of our Homeland.”

We feel indignant, admits Bárcena

Regarding the Ecuadorian police raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito and the attack on Mexican diplomats in the South American country, the Mexican Foreign Minister said that it was an outrage and violation of the immunity of the diplomatic circle and its personnel.

“We feel frankly indignant because the immunity of the embassy and diplomatic staff was violated and furthermore the entry took place with great violence and, above all, obviously without authorization,” he said.

For this fact, Mexico immediately severed diplomatic relations with the government of Ecuadorafter the instruction of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which led to the permanent closure of the Mexican Embassy in Quito.

Diplomats in Ecuador return with their heads held high

Bárcena also organized a ceremony for the return to Mexico of Ecuador’s diplomats and their families, who returned with their heads held high after last Friday’s attack.

The Foreign Minister said that the diplomats They returned to Mexico on a commercial Aeroméxico flight and which was supported by the embassies of Germany, Panama, Cuba and Honduras.

Although, he added, the Secretary of National Defense, Luis Crescencio, offered the support of the Air Force for the rescue of the Mexicans in Ecuador.

Mexico’s ambassador to Ecuador, Raquel Serur, said diplomatic personnel have raised a family in that nation, but he stressed that they return with their heads held highthe greatest honor was to represent Mexico abroad.

For his part, the head of the SRE of the Mexican Government recalled that the Registration System for Mexicans Abroad has been enabled to serve the almost 1,600 Mexicans present in Ecuador, as well as through the nearest Embassies in Chile, Colombia and Peru.