Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado this Sunday expressed concern about the diplomatic conflict. arose after Ecuador’s National Police raided the Mexican Embassy in Quito on Friday night and forcibly expelled former Vice President Jorge Glas.

“We express deep concern about the events that took place (…) We confirm that Respect for international law is essential to guarantee peaceful coexistence between countries. and we strive for an early solution through diplomatic channels,” the former MP in X said.

He emphasized that the principle of inviolability of diplomatic missions “must be respected by states” an aspect that Mexico, which granted political asylum to Glas, considered violated and therefore suspended diplomatic relations with Ecuador.

“The institution of asylum is a political law with a long tradition in Latin America. this must be respected by all governments in the region,” Machado added.

We express our deep concern at the events that took place at the Mexican Embassy in Quito.

The principle of inviolability of diplomatic missions provided for by the Vienna Convention must be respected by States Parties depending on their…

— Maria Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) April 7, 2024

The Ecuadorian police intervention was rejected by many countries, including Venezuela, where the head of state Nicolas Maduro called the operation a “fascist act” and reaffirmed its support for the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Likewise, several Venezuelan opposition leaders and candidates in the July 28 presidential elections They condemned the arrest of Glas and called for respect for international treaties.

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Ecuadorian police They climbed the walls of the Mexican diplomatic headquarters catch Glas, who is under preventive detention in an alleged corruption case for which he is currently being prosecuted, after he spent – between 2017 and 2022 – almost five years in prison for two criminal convictions which he rejects. he himself became a victim of political persecution.

(EFE)