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Xiomara Castro, President pro tempore Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celak), rescheduled for him Tuesday A summit is scheduled for this Friday to discuss the emergence

Xiomara Castro, President pro tempore Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celak), rescheduled for him Tuesday A summit is scheduled for this Friday to discuss the emergence of a Mexican embassy in Quito.

“As interim President of CELAC, she announced that, at the request of Mexico, the Extraordinary Virtual Summit of Heads of State and Government has been rescheduled to next Tuesday, April 16, at 9:00 am Honduran time (15:00 GMT). ),” Castro said this Thursday in a post on the social network X.

He noted that the Selaka summit was being convened because of Ecuador’s “violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention and the 1954 Asylum Convention” with the attack on Mexico’s diplomatic headquarters.

Celac member countries disagreements

Argentina, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay in the past few hours have expressed their “deep disagreement with the way the interim presidency is conducting itself, in part by interpreting procedures.”

Moreover, they expressed their “opposition to holding a meeting of heads of state and government without the necessary provisions or agreements at the level of chancellors and national coordinators, in light of the delicate situation that gave rise to this call.”

Mexico asks ICJ to expel Ecuador from UN

The Mexican government this Thursday asked for the suspension of Ecuador’s UN membership for the attack on its embassy in Quito in a lawsuit filed at the 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.

Mexico weighs filing criminal case in Ecuador over attack on its embassy

Similarly, Bárcena Ibarra reported that criminal charges were being considered in Ecuador for the Quito embassy raid.

“We have begun, have not yet completed the analysis, the possibility of even criminal charges, in the sense that the violation was of such a scale, on the one hand, in relation to property, without a doubt, but also in relation to the people. »

International Court of Justice confirms receipt of Mexico’s claim against Ecuador

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has confirmed receipt of a lawsuit filed by Mexico against Ecuador over the police invasion of the Mexican Embassy in Quito.

In its statement, the International Court of Justice detailed that Mexico filed the complaint this Thursday, which was accompanied by a request for the Court to impose a number of provisional measures while it makes a final decision in the case.

The action requested by the International Court of Justice is that the Government of Ecuador take appropriate measures to ensure the protection and security of the diplomatic headquarters, their assets and archives, preventing any form of intrusion against them.

Likewise, Ecuador allows the Mexican government to vacate diplomatic premises and private residences of diplomatic agents.

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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