(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) London, Jan. 12 (Petra)-- The Ecuadorean government has confirmed that Julian Assange was granted Ecuadorean citizenship on 12 December.

Ecuador subsequently asked the UK to recognise Assange as a diplomatic agent - a move that could have given him immunity.

The UK has refused, saying Assange - who has been at the embassy since 2012 - should now leave and "face justice".

He had been wanted on assault claims in Sweden, which have been dropped, but now fears extradition to the US.

Responding to the UK's refusal to grant Assange diplomatic status, Ecuador's foreign minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa said: "No solution will be achieved without international co-operation and the co-operation of the United Kingdom, which has also shown interest in seeking a way out."
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