Ecuador minister in UK for Assange talks
Ecuador minister in UK for Assange talks
16 Jun 2013, 10:27 am - Source: AAP
Ecuador's foreign minister is off to London for talks regarding WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuador embassy for a year.
Ecuador's foreign minister is making a brief visit to the UK ahead of talks over the future of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Ricardo Patino will travel to the UK on the eve of the first anniversary of Assange's dramatic arrival at the South American country's embassy in London.
He will meet Assange at the embassy later on Sunday and hold talks with Foreign Secretary William Hague on Monday.
The Australian has been inside the embassy since June 19 last year and has since been granted political asylum.
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Assange spoke out after reports that the UK government has warned airlines not to allow Edward Snowden to fly to Britain.
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