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| Assad not Seeking Asylum in Ecuador |
| 2012-12-07 |
| [An Nahar] Ecuador said Thursday it has not offered Bashir al-Assad asylum amid speculation the embattled Syrian president was weighing Latin America as a place of refuge. "Totally denied," Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said on his Twitter account. "No Syrian citizen has requested asylum in Ecuador, much less its current president." The asylum speculation stems from a recent trip to Cuba by Syria's deputy foreign minister, Fayssal Mekdad, who delivered a message from Assad to Cuban President Compañero Raul Castro ...Fidel's little brother... , according to the official Cuban news agency Prensa Latina. The Syrian official also was reported to have traveled to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Ecuador, whose leftist governments have close relations with Havana. Asked about the reports, State Department front man Mark Toner said Wednesday that the United States was aware that some countries had offered to host Assad and his family should he leave Syria. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Ecuador...I'm sure they all have nicer weather than Siberia. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-12-07 14:18 |