Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino (R) speaks at a press conference in London on June 17, 2013 following a meeting with British Foreign Minister William Hague. Ecuador will continue to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asylum at its London embassy, the foreign minister said after failing to reach a solution to the case with Britain.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves from a window with Ecuador's Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Patino (R) at Ecuador's embassy in central London June 16, 2013. Assange sought asylum in the embassy on June 19, 2012, in an attempt to avoid extradition to Sweden.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, left, and Ecuador Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino appear on a window of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Sunday, June 16, 2013. Assange has been living at the Ecuadorian embassy in London for a year, after the UK Supreme Court refused his appeal against extradition. Assange is wanted in Sweden for sexual assault allegations by two women, claims which he denies.
Supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange hold placards during a gathering to ahead of a visit of Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino to the Ecuadorian embassy in central London on June 16, 2013 where Assange has spent almost a year after seeking political asylum in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning over alleged sex crimes. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino was expected on June 16 to hold a meeting with Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy during a visit to Britain as the one year anniversary of the founder of the whistleblowing website's stay in the embassy approaches.
A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange poses under the balcony of Ecuador's embassy in central London June 16, 2013. Assange sought asylum in the embassy on June 19, 2012, in an attempt to avoid extradition to Sweden.
