The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said on Tuesday 25 January about Burkina Faso that "
military coups were unacceptable
", calling on soldiers in West Africa to "
defend their country, not to attack their governments
.
Read alsoBurkina Faso: the Community of West African States “strongly” condemns the “military coup”
"
I call on the armies of these countries to assume their professional role as armies to protect their country and restore democratic institutions
", he added during an exchange with journalists before a meeting of the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/KEJKPQHVMJAPJONPEDK42JL56U.jpg)
/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/LEW6QMWWHNE5FNIE3XEQGWJXMQ.jpg)
