Relations between the countries have deteriorated since Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador granted asylum to former Bolivian president Evo Morales.
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said Thursday they would file a formal complaint against Bolivia in the International Court of Justice in The Hague over the harassment of their diplomats in the South American country.
The Mexican embassy has given refuge to nine former officials from the administration of President Evo Morales, the socialist stalwart whoLeftist Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Mexico’s decision to give refuge to former Bolivian officials including Juan Ramón Quintana, Morales’s chief of staff, deepened the rift. Mexican officials say the Bolivians could be in danger if they leave the embassy. The Bolivian government of interim president Jeanine Áñez has issued arrest warrants against five of the nine.“We are following our historical tradition of protecting persecuted politicians,” said Roberto Velasco, a spokesman for Mexico’s foreign ministry.
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