Both countries broke their diplomatic relations after the assault on the Mexican embassy on April 5 by the Ecuadorian police, who detained former vice president Jorge Glas there.

The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, appeared this Friday the 17th open to reestablishing relations with Mexico, but conditioned it on respecting "non-intervention (...) in judicial matters" in his country and categorically ruled out the release of the former vice president Jorge Glas.

"With respect to Mexico, we will always be open to resolving our differences," said the president at an event in Madrid, the last stop on a European tour.

"On the diplomatic side, we are open to reestablishing relations, as long as a very important principle is respected, which is non-intervention and (...) not to interfere in judicial issues" internal to Ecuador, he stressed.

He said he had "good will" to overcome the diplomatic crisis between both countries, but "unfortunately, to this day, the only condition has been that we return a sentenced criminal to a maximum security prison, put him on a plane and Let's send him there. We can't do that," he added.

Former Ecuadorian vice president Glas was captured on April 5 by police forces who broke into the embassy of Mexico, the country that had given him political asylum.

The scandal, unprecedented in the region, led Mexico to break relations with Ecuador and demand the release of Glas, who in its opinion continues to enjoy asylum status.

Ecuador maintains that the granting of asylum to Glas was illegal, since he is an accused by the common justice system.

"We would leave a bad precedent if we give in" to the request to release him, said Noboa, who reiterated that "the decision we made was appropriate and responsible."