Ecuador is facing a tide of condemnation over a late-night raid on the Mexican embassy in its capital Quito that saw the capture of the Andean nation’s former vice-president and triggered a diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
The US, EU and a host of countries in Latin America joined the growing chorus of criticism aimed at Ecuador over the raid on Friday, an act almost unheard-of even in military dictatorships.
The foreign ministry in Madrid called it a “violation” of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, while its Brazilian counterpart said the move “must be subject to strong repudiation, whatever the justification for its implementation”.