Snowden's Russia asylum bid may resolve case: Ecuador

July 02, 2013 02:37

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, whose government has mulled an asylum request from US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, said today the fugitive's bid for sanctuary in Russia could resolve the standoff.

"My opinion is that the request to the Russian government could definitely resolve Mr Snowden's situation," Correa told AFP in an interview after Moscow announced that it received a political asylum application from Snowden.

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