Quito is ready to restore relations, saying both sides must negotiate and be "honest".

On April 8, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld stated that her country remains open to restoring diplomatic relations with Mexico, following one of the worst diplomatic incidents in Latin America in recent years on April 5.

Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld. (Source: Expresso)

On April 5th, Ecuadorian security forces raided the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who is accused of corruption and is currently seeking asylum.

Following the incident, Mexico announced the suspension of diplomatic relations with Ecuador, withdrew all staff from its diplomatic mission in Quito, and planned to file a complaint against the Latin American nation with the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

According to AFP , in an interview with Teleamazonas television, Foreign Minister Sommerfeld emphasized that Ecuador is ready to “restore relations with Mexico as well as defend our country’s sovereignty .”

The diplomat noted that both countries were affected by the raid, but Ecuador "suffered the most aggressive actions."

According to her, diplomatic tensions between countries can be resolved “at the negotiating table, where both sides must speak the truth. Based on that truth, both sides must begin to resolve and restore things.”

Mr. Glas, who served as Ecuador's Vice President from 2013 to 2018, was sentenced to a total of 14 years in prison for bribery charges and involvement in the Odebrecht construction company case (Brazil) – a large-scale bribery scandal involving officials in several Latin American countries. He completed only 5 years in prison, was released in 2022, and was subsequently ordered arrested again last December.

On December 17, 2023, the former Vice President of Ecuador requested asylum at the Mexican Embassy and remained at the embassy until the raid took place.

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