SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER VIOLENT CONFRONTATIONS IN BOLIVIA

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General is closely following political developments regarding the Constituent Assembly in the city of Sucre, Bolivia.  In that regard, he wishes to express concern about violent confrontations that occurred in recent days.

In order to strengthen democracy and respect for human rights in Bolivia, the Secretary-General urges all political and social actors to remain calm, to abstain from using violence and to seek a consensus on the pressing issues affecting the Bolivian people.

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