"Ecuador has granted the Swedish request for legal assistance in criminal matters and the interview will be conducted by an Ecuadorian prosecutor. The Swedish assistant prosecutor, Chief Prosecutor Ingrid Isgren, and a Swedish police investigator have been allowed to be present at the interview. Providing Julian Assange gives his consent, a DNA sample will also be taken," the statement read.
It was further noted that the a written statement containing the results of the interview will be sent from Ecuador to the Swedish prosecutors.
The statement quoted Director of Prosecution Marianne Ny, who is responsible for the investigation, saying: "I welcome the fact that the investigation can now move forward via an interview with the suspect."
The Swedish Court of Appeal upheld Assange's detention order in September despite a UN working group ruling earlier this year that his de-facto incarceration was arbitrary.
