Bid to move Assange on

ECUADOR is seeking a “third country or a personality” to mediate a settlement with Britain to resolve the future of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa said the South American country was “considering and exploring the possibility of mediation” to end the “untenable” impasse.

Mr Assange (pictured) moved into Ecuador’s embassy in London in 2012 to avoid arrest over now-dropped Swedish rape charges.

He remains over fears he will be extradited to the US and put on trial for WikiLeaks publishing leaked secret US military documents and diplomatic cables in 2010.

“No solution will be achieved without international cooperation and the co-operation of the United Kingdom, which has also shown interest in seeking a way out,” Ms Espinosa said.

It is the first time Ecuador has proposed mediation to resolve the case. Swedish prosecutors initially wanted Mr Assange extradited to face the sexual assault allegations, but they dropped their investigation in May 2017.

However, he still faces arrest by British police for violating the terms of his 2012 bail agreement.