Ecuador Demands 'Public Apology' From Britain Over Assange

SHOTLIST : WASHINGTON, AUGUST 24, 2012, SOURCE: AFPTV SOUNDBITE 1 Ricardo Patino (man), Foreign Minister of Ecuador (Spanish, 8 sec): "We are waiting for the retraction of the memo or an imminent public apology from the United Kingdom." SOUNDBITE 2 Ricardo Patino (man), Foreign Minister of Ecuador (Spanish, 24 sec): "There is no doubt: it is a blunt threat against the sovereignty of our country. Ecuador does not accept this sort of intrusion and opposes it vehemently. No country should treat another country in this manner -- as a mere colony. That belongs in the past". - VAR of officials inside the meeting -------------------- AFP TEXT STORY: Ecuador-Britain-Sweden-justice-diplomacy-WikiLeaks-OAS Ecuador demands 'public apology' from Britain over Assange WASHINGTON, Aug 24, 2012 (AFP) - Ecuador demanded a "public apology" from Britain Friday for allegedly threatening to enter the Ecuadoran embassy in London to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Ecuadoran Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino condemned Britain for what he called the "assault on our sovereignty" during a debate before the Organization of American States. The meeting of the 34-member regional body was convened at Ecuador's request to consider a resolution rejecting any attempt to put at risk its embassy's "inviolability." ...