Mexico will ask the United Nations to suspend Ecuador's membership until the South American country issues a public apology for its raid on Mexico's embassy in Quito, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said on Thursday.
The demand is part of a case Mexico is presenting on Thursday to the International Court of Justice, the top U.N. court. Diplomatic ties between the two countries have been suspended since Friday, when Ecuadorean police forcefully entered the embassy in order to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had sought and been granted political asylum in Mexico.
Regional governments rallied around Mexico after the embassy raid and Barcena expressed confidence that Mexico's case would be supported at the court. Under international law, embassies are considered the sovereign territory of the country they represent. "Mexico is accusing (Ecuador) of violating the diplomatic immunity of its embassy," Barcena said, calling it "a violation that is not justified anywhere."
The government of Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa had argued the asylum protection was illegal because of corruption charges Glas is facing. Ecuador's government did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
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