Published January 11,2024
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the “recent acts of violence” in Ecuador, mentioned his spokesman on Wednesday.
“The Secretary-General is very much alarmed by the deteriorating situation in the country as well as its disruptive impact on the lives of Ecuadorians, ” Stephane Dujarric instructed reporters throughout his press briefing.
Guterres sends a message of solidarity to the Ecuadorian individuals, he added.
Ecuadorian authorities introduced Wednesday an “internal armed conflict” relating to riots rocking the nation since Adolfo Macias, chief of the Los Choneros felony gang, escaped from jail the place he was serving a 34-year sentence.
President Daniel Noboa has pledged to hit again at rising crime, together with gang management of prisons, kidnappings of police and bombings.
The disaster prompted Noboa to declare a 60-day state of emergency on Monday.
Dujarric additionally mentioned that Guterres spoke by cellphone with Ecuador’s Permanent Representative to the UN Jose Javier De La Gasca Lopez Dominguez Wednesday morning.
Source: www.anews.com.tr