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Foreign Minister of Ecuador, Ricardo Patiño, said on Monday Ecuador is ready to dialogue with the United Kingdom in order to solve the bilateral crisis occurred when Quito granted diplomatic asylum to WikiLeaks’ founder, Julian Assange. “Recourse to the International...

This morning, the former Minister of Sports, Raul Carrion was called to trial at the National Court of Justice (CNJ), accused by the illegal contracts subdivision that is responsible for the construction of the training center and sports development Rioverde (in Esmeraldas)....

The Organization of American States (OAS) is preparing to hold a special session of foreign ministers on the case of Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks. The meeting will be held this Friday, and will analyze the crisis between Ecuador and the United Kingdom in the case of...

Today Rafael Correa, the president of Ecuador, qualified as ‘rude and intolerable’ the ‘threat’ made by the United Kingdom in his letter. The document states the possibility of entering the Ecuadorean embassy in London to apprehend the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, after...

In eight minutes, the foreign ministers of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) provided further support to Ecuador in relation to the threats from the United Kingdom to Ecuador after it granted diplomatic asylum to Wikileaks’s founder, Julian Assange.  The meeting began...

On behalf of the assemblymen and married couple Abdala Bucaram Pulley and Gabriela Pazmino, the Guayas School of Lawyers yesterday presented a protective action against President Rafael Correa and Alianza Pais Party officials (AP for its Spanish acronym). The Secretary of...

U.S. denied any intentions to “pursue” the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange and denied having pressured Great Britain to stop him. “Regarding the charge that the United States sought to pursue him, I reject it completely,” said State Department...

In extraordinary session, the Ecuadorian National Assembly decided this morning to condemn the threatened use of force in the UK, reported on Wednesday by Foreign Minister of Ecuador Ricardo Patiño. Of the 80 legislators present, 73 votes and seven abstentions decided to consider...

Today during an interview with several local radio stations in Loja (Ecuador), President Rafael Correa justified the diplomatic asylum granted yesterday to Wikileaks’ founder, Julian Assange. The president stressed that a key factor to grant him asylum was that he “was not...

Today at 07:00 am, the Ecuadorian government is going to announce the decision on whether or not to give asylum to the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, who has stayed at the Embassy of Ecuador in London since last June 19. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño revealed the...