Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico December 27, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero
MEXICO CITY/LA PAZ (Reuters) - Mexico's government said Bolivian police had impeded the departure of Spanish officials visiting the Mexican ambassador in La Paz on Friday, widening a spat over Bolivia's surveillance of its diplomatic facilities that has rumbled on for days.
Two Spanish diplomats were about to leave the Mexican ambassador's residence when they were told their cars had been detained some minutes away and would not be allowed to re-enter the compound, Mexico's foreign ministry said in a statement.
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