Venezuela closes Embassy in Ecuador, in support of Mexico

Venezuela closes embassy over raid

MEXICO CITY — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the closure of his country's embassy and consulates in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over Ecuadorian authorities' raid on the Mexican Embassy in Quito.

Venezuela shuts Ecuador diplomatic missions over raid

Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday he had ordered the closure of his country’s diplomatic missions in Ecuador after a raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Maduro said he had ordered “diplomatic personnel to return to Venezuela immediately… until international law is restored in Ecuador.” He was speaking during a virtual summit of CELAC, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, in which presidents…

Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest the police raid on the 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.

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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