拉美三國願爲斯諾登提供庇護

THE quest by NSA leaker Edward Snowden for a safe haven has taken a turn toward Latin America, with offers for asylum coming from the presidents of Bolivia, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

國家安全局泄密者愛德華•斯諾登的避難要求已經轉向拉丁美洲，來自玻利維亞、尼加拉瓜和委內瑞拉的總統願提供庇護。

Bolivian President Evo Morales says Snowden is welcome in his country. He said yesterday he is making the offer as a protest against the US and European nations temporarily blocking his flight home from a Moscow summit because they suspected his might have Snowden on board.

玻利維亞總統埃沃•莫拉萊斯說斯諾登在他的國家是受歡迎的。他昨天說他提供庇護是抗議美國和歐洲國家臨時阻斷他從莫斯科峯會回國的航班，因爲他們懷疑斯諾登可能在其專機上。

Morales follows Presidents Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela and Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua in making the offer. Morales earlier said he was willing to consider asylum for Snowden, the same position taken by Ecuador, which is another of Bolivia's leftist Latin American allies.

莫拉萊斯是繼委內瑞拉總統馬杜羅和尼加拉瓜的丹尼爾•奧爾特加之後提出接收的。莫拉萊斯早些時候說他願意考慮庇護斯諾登，厄瓜多爾也持同樣的立場，這是玻利維亞在拉丁美洲又一左翼盟友。

Morales says he has not yet received a formal petition for asylum from Snowden.

莫拉萊斯說他還沒有收到斯諾登正式的申請庇護。

Declaring Bolivia has "no fear" of the US and its European allies, Morales said he would be willing "to give asylum to the American, if he asks."

聲明玻利維亞“不懼怕”美國和它的歐洲盟友，莫拉萊斯說他願意“給予這位美國人庇護，如果他要求”。