“The government of Ecuador respects the principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of other states,” Ecuador’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pamela Anderson visited Julian Assange in the embassy on Saturday. Photograph: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty ImagesThe US state department also denied the claim, saying reports of the meeting were “simply untrue”. His deputy, Mark Toner, added later that Kerry had not even met with the Ecuador delegation during the talks. “I can’t imagine that the restrictions will stop the leaks or deter WikiLeaks and Assange,” he said.

Source: The Guardian October 19, 2016 18:32 UTC