Mexico cuts off diplomatic relations with Ecuador as police storm Mexican embassy. In Ecuador, South America, police stormed the local Mexican embassy and detained the former vice president of Ecuador, who was seeking political asylum.
Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly objected, saying, ''This is a serious violation of the Vienna Convention, which stipulates the inviolability of overseas diplomatic establishments'' The Mexican government has indicated that it will file a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice in the future. Ecuador has justified the invasion by saying, ``Any criminal must be punished,'' and the conflict between the two countries is deepening.