LatAm countries back Ecuador in Assange case

[Judi Lynn]

LatAm countries back Ecuador in Assange case
English.news.cn 2012-08-17 10:40:17

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Latin American countries voiced support Thursday for Ecuador's latest decision to grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a move that triggered a diplomatic row between Quito and London.

The members of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) -- Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Ecuador and three Caribbean island nations -- said in a statement that they "strongly object" to the British threat of raiding Ecuador's embassy in London to seize Assange, who has taken refuge there since June 19.

The statement said Britain would violate the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and face "grave consequences if the threats are carried out."

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Jorge Tarud, president of the Chamber of Deputies Foreign Relations Committee in the Chilean Congress, on Thursday asked the Chilean government to give full support to Ecuador on the issue.

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-08/17/c_131791290.htm

[xchrom]

1. Du rec. Nt

[ocpagu]

2. Great news.

Hope to see more Latin American countries siding with Ecuador in this issue.