MINREX rejects the arbitrary and unjustified decision of the government of Ecuador

Havana, March 5.- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba rejects in the strongest terms the arbitrary and unjustified decision of the government of Ecuador to expel all personnel from the Cuban Embassy in that country.

On March 4, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of the Republic of Ecuador informed through a Verbal Note the decision to declare persona non grata, without providing any argument, all diplomatic, consular, and administrative personnel of the Embassy of Cuba in Quito, imposing a 48-hour deadline to leave Ecuadorian territory.

This is an unfriendly and unprecedented act that significantly damages the historic relations of friendship and cooperation between both countries and peoples.

This action also demonstrates the contempt of the current government of Ecuador for the diplomatic practices and courtesies observed by the international community.

The Ministry categorically reaffirms that the personnel of the Cuban Embassy in Quito, as established by the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, have strictly complied with respect for the laws and regulations of Ecuador without interfering in the internal affairs of that State.

It does not seem coincidental that this action was taken in a context characterized by the reinforcement of the United States aggression against Cuba and the strong pressures from that country's government on third States to join that policy, just days before the Summit that has been convened in Miami, on March 7, with a small group of representatives from regional governments.

Cuba is convinced that the Ecuadorian people will know how to defend the ties of solidarity and brotherhood with Cuba. (Text and Photo: Cubadebate)