Havana, 4 March 2026 — The Ministry of Foreign Relations of Cuba rejects in the strongest terms the arbitrary and unjustified decision of the Government of Ecuador to expel all personnel of the Cuban Embassy in that country.
On 4 March 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Relations and Human Mobility of the Republic of Ecuador informed, through a Note Verbale, of its decision to declare persona non grata, without providing any arguments, all diplomatic, consular and administrative personnel of the Embassy of Cuba in Quito, imposing a deadline of 48 hours for them to leave Ecuadorian territory.
This is an unfriendly and unprecedented act, which significantly damages the historic relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries and their peoples.
This action also demonstrates the current Government of Ecuador's disregard for the diplomatic practices and courtesies observed by the international community.
The Ministry categorically reaffirms that the personnel of the Embassy of Cuba in Quito, as established by the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, have strictly complied with respect for the laws and regulations of Ecuador and have not interfered in the internal affairs of that State.
It does not seem coincidental that this decision was taken in a context characterized by the intensification of the aggression of the United States against Cuba and the strong pressure exerted by the Government of that country on third States to join that policy, just days before the Summit convened in Miami on 7 March, with a small group of representatives of governments from the region.
Cuba is convinced that the Ecuadorian people will know how to defend the ties of solidarity and brotherhood with Cuba.