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August 22, 2012

Correa Calls for Talks on Assange’s Fate 
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Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has called for talks with the British
government on the fate of Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange. Britain has
threatened to enter the Ecuadorean embassy in London to seize Assange
after Ecuador granted his asylum bid last week. Assange is seeking to
avoid extradition to Sweden and ultimately, he says, to the United
States. On Tuesday, Correa maintained Ecuador remains "open to dialogue"
and said a deal could be reached if Sweden assures Assange he won't be
sent to a third country.

President Rafael Correa: "The Ecuadorean government has never prevented
him to not to respond to Swedish authorities, what we have only
requested is that he is not extradited to a third country. If that
assurance is given I'm sure Mr. Assange would refuse the asylum and
would return to Sweden to collaborate with the investigation in course."

 

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