QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Foreign ministers of South America's 12-nation union are condemning Britain's threat last week to forcibly enter the Ecuadorean embassy in London and arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

The ministers, however, are not endorsing Ecuador's decision to grant asylum to Assange, who is wanted by Sweden for questioning about allegations of sexual misconduct.

The ministers of the UNASUR group issued the statement after meeting Sunday in Guayaquil, Ecuador, at the host nation's request.

A day earlier, Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Argentina all endorsed Ecuador's asylum decision about Assange.

Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Chile are among Latin American nations that have not taken a stand.

Ecuador says it granted asylum because neither Britain nor Sweden would offer guarantees they would not allow Assange's extradition to the United States.