Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy there
By The Associated Press on April 16, 2024.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Ecuadorian authorities raided the Mexican diplomatic outpost April 5 on the orders of Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas, a convicted criminal and fugitive who was seeking asylum in Mexico. Maduro made his announcement during a meeting Tuesday of the leaders of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. 4-3
