Ecuador is working on turfing out WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who has been living in their London embassy for five years.
The South American country is looking for a third-party mediator to help them work out a settlement with Britain regarding Assange, the foreign minister said Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa said Equador is was ‘considering and exploring the possibility of mediation’ to end the ‘untenable’ five-year stay.
Assange moved into Ecuador’s embassy in London five years ago to avoid arrest over charges of rape and sexual assault in Sweden.
The charges have now been dropped, though he remains over fears he will be extradited to the United States and put on trial for WikiLeaks publishing leaked secret US documents.