In an interview with the Australian media SBS News, President Daniel Noboa assured that he does not regret ordering the assault on the Mexican Embassy in Quito.
President Daniel Noboa at a public event in Imbabura, on April 6, 2024.
Prior to his trip to Miami (United States), President Daniel Noboa took time to talk to the media SBS News, to which he assured that he feels on the “right side of history”, despite the condemnation of Ecuador by several countries. for the assault on the Mexican Embassy in Quito.
This irruption, which occurred on April 5, caused an unprecedented diplomatic crisis between Ecuador and Mexico. It also motivated the Mexican response that sued the Noboa government before the International Court of Justice, and demanded, among other points, public apologies.
But in his conversation with journalist Prue Lewarne, who described the interview as ‘strange’, the Ecuadorian President said he did not regret his decision to order the raid on the diplomatic headquarters.
“Do you have any regrets?” Lewarne asked.
To which Noboa replied: “Zero” and added his reasons: “I think we are on the right side of history. They (OAS) also condemned that some governments use their embassies as a facade for political refugees, but that in reality it is impunity.”
Regarding the situation of former vice president Jorge Glas, captured after the raid on the Embassy, Noboa reiterated that the Correísta politician had his trial and was convicted.
“He (Glas) had a sentence and has to be in jail. That was the decision of our Court of Justice. I have no regrets,” added Noboa, who gave the interview in the middle of a presidential event in Puyo.
He arrived in this province on April 10, when he met with indigenous nationalities and was accompanied by the Minister of the Environment, Sade Fritschi.
Also consulted about the Vienna Convention, which for six decades has ruled on the inviolability of Embassies, Noboa pointed out that there are ‘errors’ not only in this treaty, but also in the Treaty of Caracas.
Indeed, one of the arguments of the Ecuadorian Government is that Mexico violated the provisions of this treaty because it gave political asylum to a person sentenced by justice.
“It was actually a violation first of the Mexican government, and we had to act. We had to make a decision,” said Noboa, while ensuring that there was a plan by Glas to escape from the Mexican Embassy.
During the conversation, Noboa assures that he does not have any conflict with Mexico and that it was rather the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which “started these political and diplomatic differences.”
How will you resolve this crisis with Mexico? Noboa pointed out that he has no problem inviting López Obrador to eat ceviche or eating some tacos and being able to talk, although that will happen “when he is ready.”
In the following video, you can see the full interview with the Australian media.
