Ecuador's foreign minister Ricardo Patino has urged the UK government to respect his country's sovereign decision.

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"We hope for a positive dialogue seeking a solution to this problem, " Patino said.

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Susana Patino, a Hispanic-American born in Texas, works at a local tool-and-dye business.

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At a news conference in Quito on Wednesday, Ecuador's Foreign Minister, Ricardo Patino, said a letter from the UK government had been delivered through a British embassy official.

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Amnesty's call came as Foreign Secretary William Hague held talks with his Ecuadorean counterpart Ricardo Patino on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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That evening, he met with Maria Fernanda Espinoza, Special Envoy of the President of Ecuador and Minister for Cultural and Natural Heritage, and Ricardo Patino, Foreign Minister of Ecuador.

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In Ecuador, Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino welcomed the news.

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Ecuador's foreign minister, Ricardo Patino, said he planned to meet Thursday with British Foreign Secretary William Hague in an attempt to persuade him to allow Assange to leave the embassy without facing the possibility of arrest.

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Patino said Swedish and British authorities have refused to accept his offer to allow Assange to be questioned in the embassy and refused to guarantee that he would not be extradited to a third country if he were to leave the embassy.

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