"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."
Assange has been residing in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012 to not be extradited to Sweden, where he was accused of rape after WikiLeaks began to release documents in its possession.
Swedish Prosecution authority to interview Assange on November 14 - Statement
07 November 2016
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Julian Assange will be interviewed at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Monday 14 November, a statement published on the Swedish Prosecution Authority`s website said.
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