Cuban President Condemns Assault on Mexican Embassy in Ecuador | News [Video]

On Tuesday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez, in his speech during the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), condemned the capture of former Vice President Jorge Glass when he was in political asylum at the mexican embassy.

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In the words of the President, “I reiterate Cuba’s strong condemnation of this flagrant violation of international law, including the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the right to asylum”.

Diaz-Canel also denounced that the actions constitute an obvious violation of Mexican sovereignty and the physical integrity of the diplomatic personnel present there.

“What happened not only has a very negative impact on the bilateral relations between Mexico and Ecuador: it affects all the countries of this region and the international community as a whole,” he added.