Venezuelan embassies, consulates closed in Ecuador following Mexican embassy raid

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends a virtual meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), in Caracas, Venezuela, April 16, 2024. (Miraflores Palace/Handout via Reuters)

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador. The move follows a raid ordered by Ecuador’s president earlier this month on the Mexican embassy in Quito.