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| Ecuador minister to meet Hague on Assange's 100th day in embassy | Ecuador minister to meet Hague on Assange's 100th day in embassy |
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| Ecuador's foreign minister is planning to hold talks with the foreign secretary, William Hague, on Thursdayto try to resolve the deadlock over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, it has been disclosed. | Ecuador's foreign minister is planning to hold talks with the foreign secretary, William Hague, on Thursdayto try to resolve the deadlock over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, it has been disclosed. |
| Assange has been in Ecuador's embassy in London since June in his campaign to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning on allegations of sex offences. | Assange has been in Ecuador's embassy in London since June in his campaign to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning on allegations of sex offences. |
| He fears being sent to the United States if he travels to Sweden, to face interrogation over the whistleblowing website. | He fears being sent to the United States if he travels to Sweden, to face interrogation over the whistleblowing website. |
| He has been granted political asylum by Ecuador but faces arrest if he leaves the embassy after breaking bail conditions. | He has been granted political asylum by Ecuador but faces arrest if he leaves the embassy after breaking bail conditions. |
| An official from the Ecuadorian embassy said the foreign minister, Ricardo Patino, was planning to meet Hague at the United Nations in New York. | An official from the Ecuadorian embassy said the foreign minister, Ricardo Patino, was planning to meet Hague at the United Nations in New York. |
| "We hope that tomorrow's meeting will mark the beginning of a new chapter in seeking a solution to the present situation. For the part of the Ecuadorian government we are more than willing to find an amicable answer that respects the values of international human rights and the integrity of sovereign nations," he said. | "We hope that tomorrow's meeting will mark the beginning of a new chapter in seeking a solution to the present situation. For the part of the Ecuadorian government we are more than willing to find an amicable answer that respects the values of international human rights and the integrity of sovereign nations," he said. |
| Wikileaks and a Foreign Office spokesman separately confirmed plans for the meeting. Wikileaks posted on its Twitter feed: "Tomorrow marks the 100th day Assange protected by Ecuadorian embassy; Foreign Ministers of Ecuador and UK will meet on his asylum at UN." | Wikileaks and a Foreign Office spokesman separately confirmed plans for the meeting. Wikileaks posted on its Twitter feed: "Tomorrow marks the 100th day Assange protected by Ecuadorian embassy; Foreign Ministers of Ecuador and UK will meet on his asylum at UN." |
| Assange is due to make a statement to the UN via a satellite link from the embassy after a speech by Patino. | Assange is due to make a statement to the UN via a satellite link from the embassy after a speech by Patino. |
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