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Foreign Secretary meets Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Pati帽o

Foreign Secretary and Foreign Minister Pati帽o agreed to keep channels of communication open, but made no breakthrough on Julian Assange.

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon William Hague
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17 June 2013
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Foreign Secretary William Hague, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Pati帽o and Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire

Foreign Secretary William Hague, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Pati帽o and Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire

皇冠体育app two ministers held a bilateral meeting this morning for 45 minutes. Ministers agreed that officials should establish a working group to find a diplomatic solution to the issue of Julian Assange, but no substantive progress was made. 皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary William Hague was clear once again that any resolution would need to be within the laws of the United Kingdom.

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Published 17 June 2013