UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was concerned about recent violence in Bolivia, U.N. spokesperson Michele Montas said Monday.

    In a statement released by the spokesperson, Ban said he is closely following political developments regarding the Constituent Assembly in the city of Sucre, Bolivia.

    In that regard, he wishes to express concern about violent confrontations that occurred in recent days, Montas noted.

    The spokesperson said that in order to strengthen democracy and respect for human rights in Bolivia, the Secretary-General urged all political and social actors to remain calm, to abstain from using violence and to seek a consensus on the pressing issues affecting the Bolivian people.

    Violent demonstrations erupted in recent days with protesters demanding that the congress and government offices be moved from La Paz, the administrative capital and a stronghold of Morales, to Sucre, which is now home only to the top courts.

    Three people have died in the latest wave of violence and more than 130 have been injured.