The United States confirmed Tuesday its plan to formally request from the Canadian government the extradition of Huawei's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou ahead of a nearing deadline.
"We will continue to pursue the extradition of defendant Ms. Meng Wanzhou, and will meet all deadlines set by the US/Canada Extradition Treaty," said Marc Raimondi, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Justice, in a statement.
"We greatly appreciate Canada's continuing support in our mutual efforts to enforce the rule of law,” he added.
Meng was arrested on December 1 in Vancouver at the request of Washington, for allegedly violating the U.S. sanctions against Iran.
The U.S. authorities have 60 days from Meng's arrest to file a request for her extradition, with the deadline falling on January 30.
Earlier this week, Canada's Ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton told Canadian media that Washington has informed Ottawa of its plan to proceed with a formal extradition request to Meng, without saying when this would happen.
After the request, Canada's Justice Department is expected to have 30 more days to consider if the extradition will be authorized.
