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Ecuador Recalls Ambassador Amid Tensions with Colombia

4/9/2026

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Ecuador's foreign minister recalled the ambassador to Colombia on April 8 after comments by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, deemed interference by Ecuador.
Petro labeled Jorge Glas, the former Ecuadorian Vice President imprisoned for corruption, as a political prisoner and urged President Daniel Noboa to release him.
Noboa countered that the claim attacks Ecuador's sovereignty.
The dispute led to tariffs on each other's imports as border and drug trafficking disagreements persist.

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Ecuador's foreign minister recalled the ambassador to Colombia on April 8 after comments by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, deemed interference by Ecuador.
Petro labeled Jorge Glas, the former Ecuadorian Vice President imprisoned for corruption, as a political prisoner and urged President Daniel Noboa to release him.
Noboa countered that the claim attacks Ecuador's sovereignty.
The dispute led to tariffs on each other's imports as border and drug trafficking disagreements persist.