Julian Assange has stood by his offer to go to the United States in exchange for Chelsea Manning’s early release.
The WikiLeaks founder, speaking from the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where he has been holed up since 2012, said that there would be many discussions on his future before Manning left prison in May.
President Obama used his final days in office to announce that the former intelligence analyst would be freed early from her 30-year term for handing classified documents to WikiLeaks.
Last week WikiLeaks tweeted: “If Obama grants Manning clemency Assange will agree to US extradition.”
Mr Assange is not officially wanted by the US but he claims that his name is on several warrants. He said: “I have always been willing to go . . . provided my rights are respected.” Mr Assange faces charges of rape and sexual assault in Sweden, which he denies.