Ecuador Urges Britain to Retract Assange Arrest Threat

SHOTLIST: QUITO, AUGUST 22, 2012, SOURCE: AFPTV -Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa arriving at the meeting and waving to the press SOUNDBITE 1 Rafael Correa (man), Ecuadorean President (Spanish, 19 sec): "I've never used the word negotiation. That word actually annoys me. We can negotiate a trade agreement, but it would be a shame to negociate human rights. Ecuador does not negotiate with principles, values and in this case with the human rights of Australian citizen Julian Assange." - Cutaways of journalists SOUNDBITE 2 Rafael Correa (man), Ecuadorean President (Spanish, 29 sec): "We are totally open to dialogue, to achieve what was asked at the outset, that Mr. Julian Assange face Swedish justice, but with the guarantee of non-extradition to a third country. If they do not want to grant this guarantee as is the case today, he should be allowed to leave safely the Ecuadorian embassy in London." -Wide of the meeting and the cameramen on the foreground -President Correa leaving the room AFP TEXT STORY: Ecuador-Britain-Sweden-justice-WikiLeaks Ecuador urges Britain to retract Assange arrest threat QUITO, Aug 22, 2012 (AFP) - Ecuador on Tuesday called on Britain to retract a threat to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assangee at its embassy in London, adding that Quito remains open to dialogue. The South American country set off a diplomatic firestorm last week by granting asylum to the 41-year-old Australian, who is wanted in Sweden for questioning over allegations of rape and molestation. ...