US EditionEcuador recalls ambassador to Colombia in latest diplomatic stir
The move deepens a diplomatic row as Ecuador says Gustavo Petro’s comments on Jorge Glas crossed into interference, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Ecuador recalled Ambassador Arturo Felix Wong from Colombia, escalating diplomatic tensions with President Gustavo Petro over the treatment of former Vice President Jorge Glas.
- The recall follows President Petro's social media posts marking the two-year anniversary of the April 5, 2024, raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, where Ecuadorian authorities arrested Glas.
- Petro labeled Glas a "political prisoner" and warned that "allowing a person to starve to death" would be a "crime against humanity," drawing sharp condemnation from Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa.
- Noboa rejected the criticism as an "assault on our sovereignty" and violation of non-intervention; Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld confirmed the ambassador's recall in a Wednesday radio interview.
- Tensions reflect broader conflict: Noboa imposed 50-percent tariffs on Colombia since March and aligned with United States President Donald Trump's aggressive anti-narcotics campaign, deepening the regional divide.
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Ecuador’s government withdrew its ambassador to Bogotá in protest at President Gustavo Petro’s statements, who called former Vice President Jorge Glas a “political prisoner” and called for his release.
The relationship between Ecuador and Colombia added a new chapter of tension this Tuesday. Daniel Noboa’s government sent a diplomatic note of protest to Bogotá and called for consultations with its ambassador, Arturo Félix Wong, in response to the statements of President Gustavo Petro, who has called the former Vice President Jorge Glas as “political prisoner” and has called for his release or surrender. In Quito, those words have not gone well…
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Independent EspañolQUITO (AP) — Ecuador called its ambassador to Colombia for consultations on Wednesday and issued a strong protest note following statements by Colombian President Gustavo Petro about former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, convicted of corruption, considering them an interference in the matter
Ecuador recalls ambassador to Colombia in latest diplomatic stir
Ecuador's foreign minister recalled the country's ambassador to Colombia on Wednesday for consultations after comments earlier this week from Colombia's president that Ecuador said constituted interference in Ecuadorean affairs.
Through a diplomatic protest note, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador rejected the statements of the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, in which it affirmed that former Vice President Jorge Glas is a ‘political prisoner’ and emphasized that what the president said only contributes to the deterioration of the state of diplomatic relations, distracting attention from the common challenges facing both nations.
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