BOGOTA, Sept 28, (Xinhua): Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Saturday that the US decision to revoke his visa underscores that New York may no longer be a suitable host for the United Nations headquarters. The US decision violated the principle of immunity that underpins the United Nations, said Petro, while calling for respect for international law.

On Friday, Petro joined a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside the UN headquarters in New York, where he urged US soldiers not to turn their weapons against humanity. "Disobey Trump's orders! Obey the orders of humanity!" he said. In response, the US State Department said on the same day on social media that "we will revoke Petro's visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions."

On Saturday, Petro said on social media that he no longer holds a US visa, adding "I don't care." "There is total immunity for presidents who attend the (UN General) Assembly," he wrote on X. The Colombian president also criticized Washington for preventing Palestinian representatives from attending the UN General Assembly and renewed his call for the international community to stop the humanitarian disaster in Gaza.