Mexico City, Mexico — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that her administration will not renew diplomatic relations with Ecuador following the recent election results that saw Daniel Noboa reelected.
During her morning press conference, President Sheinbaum stated that as long as Noboa remains in office, Mexico will not resume diplomatic ties, as the now-reelected Ecuadorian president ordered the attack on the Mexican Embassy last year.
In April 2024, Ecuadorian forces stormed the Mexican Embassy under Noboa’s orders to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas Espinel, who had been granted political asylum by Mexico.
Then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador condemned the assault and severed bilateral relations, demanding a public apology from Noboa — which the Ecuadorian leader refused to offer.
With Noboa winning a second term in the recent runoff election, extending his presidency until 2029, Sheinbaum said the diplomatic freeze remains in effect.
“So, to begin with, we have no diplomatic relations with Ecuador, and we will not be resuming relations with Ecuador as long as Noboa holds the office of president, because he was responsible for the invasion of the Mexican Embassy — an attack on our sovereignty,” she said.
“Therefore, no, diplomatic relations will not be resumed. They will not be resumed because he is responsible for the embassy invasion. So, relations will not be restored.”
Sheinbaum also cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election results, echoing fraud accusations made by opposition candidate Luisa González and citing a preliminary report by the Organization of American States (OAS), which alleged Noboa had used public resources to further his campaign.
“And besides, his victory was highly questionable — even acknowledged by the OAS itself, not just any other international organization. And the other candidate is saying there was fraud,” she added.
Noboa’s reelection has received a mixed response across Latin America. While leaders such as Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chilean President Gabriel Boric have backed his win, others — including Colombia’s Gustavo Petro — have refused to recognize the results of last Sunday’s vote.
Featured image credit: via Daniel Noboa’s X profile
