QUITO, Ecuador – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday turns the focus of his Latin America trip to Ecuador, a country emerging from 10 years of leftist rule with a newfound interest in patching up relations with the United States.
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It's unclear whether the Pence and Moreno will discuss Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who Ecuador has granted asylum while he is wanted by U.S. officials. Assange is a further sticking point between the two nations, living under asylum inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since 2012.
Ten U.S. senators from the Democratic Party sent Pence a letter Wednesday urging him to press Moreno on Assange.
Assange and WikiLeaks tried to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election by releasing hacked information, the letter says. It says this year WikiLeaks interfered in the French presidential election and the Catalan independence referendum in Spain.
"It is imperative that you raise U.S. concerns with President Moreno," the letter says. "WikiLeaks continues its efforts to undermine democratic processes globally."