Embassies and consulates articles
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Venezuela shuts embassy in Equador to protest raid on Mexican embassy
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa ordered authorities to raid the Mexican diplomatic outpost to arrest the country's former Vice President Jorge Glas, a convicted criminal and fugitive who was holed up at the embassy since December.
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Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador following Mexican Embassy raid
Venezuela has ordered its embassy in Ecuador closed in the wake of a raid on the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “I ordered to close our Embassy in Ecuador, as well as the Consulates in Quito and Guayaquil and for diplomatic personnel to return to Venezuela immediately,” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Tuesday in a post
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Venezuela orders closure of embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy there
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito.