Ecuador and Argentina have become embroiled in a diplomatic dispute over the fate of fugitive ex-minister Maria de los Angeles Duarte. Duarte, who served under former president Rafael Correa, was sentenced to eight years in prison for bribery. Since August 2020, Duarte had been holed up in the Argentine embassy in Caracas, along with her son, whose father is Argentine. Argentina had offered Duarte asylum, but Ecuador refused to grant her free passage out of the country. On Tuesday, the Argentine foreign ministry issued a statement confirming that Duarte had left the embassy. However, no details were given as to how she had left or her current whereabouts. The incident has sparked a diplomatic row between the two countries, with both sides accusing the other of failing to cooperate. Ecuador's foreign ministry released a statement saying that Argentina had "violated international law" by granting Duarte asylum, while Argentina has accused Ecuador of failing to respect Duarte's human rights. For now, Duarte's fate remains uncertain, and it is unclear when the dispute between Ecuador and Argentina will be resolved.