UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Tuesday appealed for calm in Cote d'Ivoire after Monday's violent demonstrations against two UN facilities in the northern Ivorian city of Bouake.

    Annan expressed concern at the deteriorating security situation in the West African country and called on all Ivorian parties to "desist from any action that could aggravate the situation in the country," his spokesman said in a statement in New York.

    "He expects the Ivorian authorities and political forces to exercise restraint, to refrain from any resort to violence and to fulfill their commitments with regard to the full and unconditional implementation of the peace process," the statement said.

    Supporters of the rebel New Forces ransacked a UN office on Monday in Bouake. Peacekeepers with the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) were forced to fire warning shots in the air to disperse the crowd.

    Bouake is located in the northern part of Cote d'Ivoire, which has been under the control of the New Forces since the country's civil war started in September 2002. The country remains divided although a transitional government was established in the country in April.

    In a statement issued in the Cote d'Ivoire's capital of Abidjan,the UNOCI said it counted on Cote d'Ivorie's security forces to ensure the protection of UN personnel and property in the country,and reminded them of an earlier UN resolution binding them to cooperate fully with the UNOCI. Enditem