South American ministers condemn Britain’s embassy threat

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.

A brief statement by the ministers did not, however, endorse Ecuador’s decision to grant asylum to Assange, who is wanted by Sweden for questioning about allegations of rape and sexual assault.

The ministers of the UNASUR group made the statement after they met in Guayaquil, Ecuador, at the host nation’s request.