UNITED NATIONS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was alarmed by Ecuador's raid of the Mexican Embassy late Friday, said his spokesman on Saturday.
"The secretary-general is alarmed at the forced entry of Ecuadoran security forces into the premises of the Mexican Embassy in Quito," said Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman, in a statement. "He reaffirms the cardinal principle of the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises and personnel, emphasizing that this principle must be respected in all cases, in accordance with international law."
Guterres stressed that violations of this principle jeopardize the pursuit of normal international relations, which are critical for the advancement of cooperation between states, said the statement.
The secretary-general calls for moderation and exhorts both governments to solve their differences through peaceful means, it said. ■