Secretary General United Nations, Antonio Guterres, announced this Thursday that the possible expulsion Ecuador belonging UN, As with all matters relating to membership, this is left to the discretion of member states.

However, Guterres, through his representative Stephane Dujarric, attempted to de-escalate the bilateral conflict and stated that he hoped that “tensions between Ecuador and Mexico be resolved through dialogue.”

He also recalled that the UN expressed “condemnation of flagrant violations of international law (…) when the embassy (Mexican in Quito) attacked” last Friday.

Today, the Mexican government, in a complaint submitted to the UN, asked for the suspension of Ecuador’s UN membership for the attack on its embassy in Quito. International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The complaint calls for Mexico to “suspension of Ecuador’s membership in the United Nations until a public apology is made acknowledging violations of fundamental principles and norms of international law,” Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena said. conference.

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Judging by UN history, Mexico’s demand is not easy to meet: since its founding, only one state has been expelled: that was in 1971, when Taiwan was deprived of a place in Republic of China, which was instead handed over to the People’s Republic of China.

Ecuador is not only a full member of the UN, but also currently has a seat in Security Advisor in the Latin American and Caribbean quota and has held this position since June 2022.

(EFE)