Tag: Maria de los Angeles Duarte

• Friday, March 17th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

  Tense relationship between Ecuador and Argentina due to former minister's escape to Venezuela

  

  Ecuador expects to overcome the diplomatic crisis with Argentina soon after both nations withdrew their ambassadors amid questioning from Quito regarding the escape of a former minister convicted of corruption who was taking refuge in Argentina's diplomatic residence in Ecuador.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 10:09 UTC

  Quito, Buenos Aires expel ambassadors over convicted minister's escape

  

  Quito expelled Argentina's Ambassador Gabriel Fuks and Buenos Aires retaliated by giving Xavier Monge his marching orders after a former official of the Rafael Correa administration fled to Caracas where she expects to complete her asylum process with the government of Alberto Fernández.

• Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 19:06 UTC

  Argentina grants political asylum to former Ecuadorian Minister convicted of corruption

  

  Citing humanitarian grounds, the Government of Argentina has granted diplomatic asylum to the Ecuadorian national Maria de los Angeles Duarte Pesantes, a former official under former President Rafael Correa.