Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On March 4, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of the Republic of Ecuador, through a diplomatic note, announced its decision to declare all diplomatic, consular, and administrative personnel of the Cuban Embassy in Quito persona non grata, without providing any justification, and gave them 48 hours 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 current government of Ecuador's contempt for the diplomatic practices and courtesies observed by the international community.
The Ministry categorically reaffirms that the staff of the Cuban Embassy in Quito, as established by the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, has strictly complied with the laws and regulations of Ecuador without interfering in the internal affairs of that State.
It seems no coincidence that this statement was issued in a context characterized by the intensification of US aggression against Cuba and the strong pressure exerted by the US government on third-party states to join this policy, just days before the Summit convened in Miami on March 7, with a small group of representatives from governments in the region.
Cuba is convinced that the Ecuadorian people will know how to defend the bonds of solidarity and brotherhood with Cuba.
Havana, March 4, 2026
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