However, Mexico insists that Bolivia has contradicted itself several times. First, it claimed to be providing protection to the Mexican diplomats yet on a TV interview, a police chief said that they are outside the embassy to prevent the nine former officials from leaving Bolivia. pic.twitter.com/APTrVjCWbr — Efraín Guadarrama (@efrain_gp) December 26, 2019On December 26, Mexico announced it would appeal to the International Court of Justice to ensure that Bolivia respects the Mexican diplomatic facilities, following its decision to grant asylum to nine people. The tense relationship between Mexico and Bolivia​​​​​​​Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Mexico wanted the court, based in The Hague, to mediate in the dispute, which has sparked a conflict between both countries. Moreover, the Bolivian government confirmed that it wants the Mexican embassy to hand the 9 refugees over to Bolivian authorities yet “the Mexican government rejected” the petition to hand over those people and “ratified its decision to grant them asylum” and defy the Bolivian jurisdiction.

Source: El Universal December 26, 2019 19:05 UTC