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Foreign Minister José Valencia confirmed Monday that Julian Assange asylum at the Embbady of Ecuador in London since 2012, appointed a lawyer to seek a solution to his case , at the request of the government of President Lenin Moreno
In an interview with Ecuavisa, Valencia said that in the first case, they realized that Assange did not have a legal attorney specific, so he was asked to name one.
this refers to only one lawyer because it is very difficult for the Ecuadorian state to deal with two or three groups of legal representatives at the same time, "said the head of diplomacy this Andean country . Australian, nationalized Ecuadorian in 2017, responded positively to this request.
"This designation has already been made.We even received views from the legal representative of Mr. Assange" confirmed the Minister Valencia to the national channel.
He clarified that there is already contact with the representative of the founder of WikiLeaks and that they are at a stage to seek a meeting point and understanding between the British government, the government of Ecuador and Assange
He clarified that a solution is sought, as stated by President Moreno "see also for the rights of Mr. Assange but this is also inscribed in international law and therefore responds to the views and statements of the Ecuadorian State and the Government of England ".
In addition, he indicates that there is contact with the British Government and with his service out for "looking for ways to solve this problem."
He confirmed that, as had been expected before the trip of the Ecuadorian Head of State to Lon His visit has focused on its participation in the First World Summit on disability as a keynote speaker, but he did not address the problem of Assange with local authorities.
"In fact, not only was there no contact with the members of the British government to deal with this issue, nor in my case, as Chancellor of the Republic, I did not have any contact with the members of the British government to deal with this issue, nor in my case, as Chancellor of the Republic, I I accompanied the President precisely because this question and other foreign policy issues would not be dealt with. "
He asked the Ecuadorian Government for asylum alleging fears for his life after his digital portal broadcast thousands of diplomatic telegrams from the United States.
He also evaluated "very positive" this European tour of the Ecuadorian president, it also included meetings with businessmen in Edinburgh and Madrid, in addition to meetings with the king of Spain, Felipe VI, and with the new head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez.
another interview Monday with Radio Cen Tro, Chancellor Valencia said that Spain supports the elimination of the Shengen visa for Ecuadorians. "We hope that in a short time the decision of the European Union will materialize, we see signs that it will materialize" he added.
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