Britain says no solution in sight to standoff with Ecuador over WikiLeaks founder Assange
By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, August 30, 3:49 PM
... Hague insisted Britain had not been issuing a threat, but said he had told Moreno that the U.K. was “legally bound” to send Assange to Sweden and had no other option.
“This may go on for a long time, so we are not making a threat against the embassy of Ecuador. We agreed yesterday our officials would continue to talk about finding a solution,” Hague told BBC radio Thursday.
Britain and Ecuador also are at odds over Quito’s decision to offer Assange diplomatic asylum, a type of refuge that is common in Latin and South America but is not recognized in the U.K.
“Given Ecuador’s position on what they call diplomatic asylum and our very clear legal position, such a solution is not in sight at the moment,” Hague said, speaking from New York ...
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