It would be “suicide for Great Britain” if authorities tried to enter Ecuador’s embassy to reach Julian Assange, the country’s president said.

Foreign ministers of South America’s 12-nation union have condemned Britain’s threat to forcibly enter the Ecuadorian embassy in London and arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Foreign ministers from across South America have called for dialogue between the UK and Ecuador to resolve the row over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Julian Assange is spending his first full day in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since being granted political asylum by the South American country’s government.

Paraguay’s Senate has voted to remove President Fernando Lugo from office in an impeachment trial, and the former priest said he would leave even though he considered his ouster as a blow to democracy.