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Ecuador seeks Britain meeting over Assange health

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Ecuador has requested a meeting with Britain to discuss WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who it says is losing weight and suffering vision problems as he languishes in the Ecuadoran embassy in London. Ecuadoran Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told reporters in Quito on Wednesday that he had related his wish to…

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Britain and Ecuador fail to reach decision on Assange extradition

Ecuador says it is prepared to shelter Assange inside its London embassy for years if necessary (AFP, Carl Court)

Britain and Ecuador failed to reach agreement on the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Thursday at a meeting of their foreign ministers here, officials said. “We see no immediate solution,” Ecuadoran Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told reporters after meeting with British Foreign Secretary William Hague on the sidelines of…

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Britain silent on Ecuador Assange proposal

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The Foreign Office was tightlipped on Saturday over a proposal from Ecuador that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be transferred from London to Sweden but stay under Quito’s protection. Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said he was weighing such a transfer as a possible alternative for Assange to “remain under our…

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Ecuador weighs Assange transfer to Sweden

Julian Assange leaving court in UK via AFP

Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino has proposed that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be transferred from London to Sweden, where he would remain under Quito’s protection. Patino on Friday told journalists Ecuador was weighing such a transfer as a possible alternative for Assange to “remain under our protection while also satisfying…

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