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Judi Lynn

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Fri Jul 27, 2012, 08:44 PM Jul 2012

Ecuador minister to meet Assange's mum over asylum bid

Source: Agence France-Presse

Ecuador minister to meet Assange's mum over asylum bid
July 28, 2012 - 10:07AM

Ecuador's foreign minister will meet with the mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up at the Ecuadoran Embassy in London, Quito has announced.

Ricardo Patino is due to meet with Christine Assange on Monday to discuss her son's application for asylum in the Latin American nation, the foreign ministry said.

Ecuador will respond to Assange's request on August 12, Patino said, after the 2012 London Olympics.

"We will take decisions that do not affect our relations with Britain," Patino said, explaining that Quito would be careful not to disrupt the Olympic Games.

Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/ecuador-minister-to-meet-assanges-mum-over-asylum-bid-20120728-231rf.html#ixzz21sD6cOKN

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