Mexico and Nicaragua break off relations with Ecuador
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Mexico and Nicaragua severed diplomatic relations with Ecuador after Ecuadorian security forces raided the Mexican embassy in Quito and arrested former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was staying there as a refugee.
Mexico and Nicaragua have severed diplomatic relations with Ecuador after a raid on the embassy, where the former vice president of Ecuador was arrested. This was reported by Deutsche Welle, according to UNN.
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Mexico and Nicaragua have announced the suspension of diplomatic relations with Ecuador following an incident at the Mexican Embassy in Quito.
Ecuadorian security officers searched the embassy and arrested former Vice President of Ecuador Jorge Glas, who was on the territory of the embassy.
The incident drew angry condemnation from Mexico and Nicaragua.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called the raid a "gross violation of international law and sovereignty" and ordered the suspension of diplomatic relations with Ecuador.
