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Tension is mounting between Mexico and Bolivia. At the center of the dispute is the Mexican Embassy in La Paz, where relatives of former Bolivian president Evo Morales have been living for almost two months.
Bolivian police and military surround the Mexican Embassy in La Paz and record the movements of anyone entering or leaving the building. According to a statement from the Mexican government, surveillance drones have been detected. Each trip by Mexican diplomats is followed by Bolivian motorized agents.
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The situation is untenable, denounce the Mexican authorities who call on the Bolivian government to respect the inviolability of their diplomatic premises and to cease what is called the " seat " of their embassy.
Intimidate diplomatic staff
The Mexican government is now accusing the Bolivian authorities of harassing and intimidating its diplomatic staff in La Paz. Mexico City suspects behind these acts of political motivations. Twenty senior officials of the former Bolivian president Evo Morales , including two former ministers, are refugees within the walls of his diplomatic representation to seek asylum.
But the new Bolivian government wants to prevent them from leaving the country. Accused of being involved in the post-election violence that rocked Bolivia in November, all are targeted by arrest warrants.
"Protect" the Mexican delegation
So, the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs summoned for this Thursday, December 26, the Chargé d'affaires of Bolivia to Mexico to explain himself. For its part, the team of the interim Bolivian president, Jeanine Añes , rejects the accusations. On the contrary, she said she wanted to " protect " the Mexican diplomatic representation from " possible attacks from social and indigenous movements ", close to Evo Morales.