Russia Concerned Over Storming of Mexican Embassy in Ecuador, Foreign Ministry Says

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - In the night from Friday to Saturday, the Ecuadorian police stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito using armed vehicles to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who had been sheltering in the diplomatic mission for a long time, media reported.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it expressed "extreme concern" over storming of the Mexican embassy in Quito during a meeting with Ecuador’s ambassador in Moscow Juan Fernando Holguin Flores.
"On April 8 … Holguin Flores visited the Russian Foreign Ministry and explained the position of the country's leadership regarding the events of April 5 around the Mexican Embassy in Quito. For our side, we expressed extreme concern over the armed infiltration of the Mexican Embassy by Ecuadorian security forces … We expressed regret that Mexican diplomats were injured in the incident." the ministry said in a statement.
Following the events, Mexico City suspended diplomatic ties with Quito, saying that some Mexican diplomats had been injured as a result of the storming.
Fuerzas especiales de la Policía ecuatoriana intentan irrumpir en la Embajada de México en Quito para detener al exvicepresidente de Ecuador Jorge Glas. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 07.04.2024
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Russia hopes that Ecuador and Mexico will find a way out of this situation, the ministry added.
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