'Ecuadorian Foreign Affairs Minister
Ricardo Patino told reporters in the capital Quito that his country
"received from the United Kingdom an explicit threat in writing that
they could assault our embassy in London if Ecuador does not hand over
Julian Assange."
Patino who was speaking after holding talks on the matter with Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa attacked London saying “we are not a British colony.”
"The move announced in the official British statement, if it happens, would be interpreted by Ecuador as an unfriendly, hostile and intolerable act, as well as an attack on our sovereignty, which would force us to respond in the strongest diplomatic way," Patino added.'
Patino who was speaking after holding talks on the matter with Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa attacked London saying “we are not a British colony.”
"The move announced in the official British statement, if it happens, would be interpreted by Ecuador as an unfriendly, hostile and intolerable act, as well as an attack on our sovereignty, which would force us to respond in the strongest diplomatic way," Patino added.'
