Ecuador: No Decision on Assange Until Olympics End

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QUITO, Ecuador July 25, 2012 (AP)

Ecuador's foreign minister says there will be no decision until after the Summer Olympics on the political exile request of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told reporters Wednesday it would be imprudent to announce a decision during the London Games, which begin Friday and end Aug. 12 ...

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ecuador-decision-assange-olympics-end-16855636


Julian Assange asylum bid won't hurt UK - Ecuador
AFP
July 26, 2012 3:34AM

"We will take decisions that will not affect our relations with Britain," Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said, in remarks reported by ECTV public television. "They may differ from the position of the British government, but we will be careful to not affect ... the Olympic Games" ...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/assange-decision-wont-hurt-uk/story-fnd134gw-1226435286072


Assange decision after Olympics: Ecuador
July 26, 2012 - 5:24AM

... Patino said on Wednesday that Ecuador will be "prudent" so as not to affect the Games. He said he was hopeful the decision would not affect Ecuador's ties with Britain ...

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/assange-decision-after-olympics-ecuador-20120726-22ryi.html

[Warpy]

1. It sounds like they're close to letting him stay.

The Ecuadorean government has been very prudent about a lot of things for a very long time, although they devalued their currency just a little to far some years ago.

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2. I suspect he will just sit in the embassy, and the embassy, from time to time, will announce

that Ecuador is carefully studying his case

[Warpy]

3. Exactly.