拉美三国愿为斯诺登提供庇护

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.

国家安全局泄密者爱德华•斯诺登的避难要求已经转向拉丁美洲，来自玻利维亚、尼加拉瓜和委内瑞拉的总统愿提供庇护。

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.

玻利维亚总统埃沃•莫拉莱斯说斯诺登在他的国家是受欢迎的。他昨天说他提供庇护是抗议美国和欧洲国家临时阻断他从莫斯科峰会回国的航班，因为他们怀疑斯诺登可能在其专机上。

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.

莫拉莱斯是继委内瑞拉总统马杜罗和尼加拉瓜的丹尼尔•奥尔特加之后提出接收的。莫拉莱斯早些时候说他愿意考虑庇护斯诺登，厄瓜多尔也持同样的立场，这是玻利维亚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.

莫拉莱斯说他还没有收到斯诺登正式的申请庇护。

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."

声明玻利维亚“不惧怕”美国和它的欧洲盟友，莫拉莱斯说他愿意“给予这位美国人庇护，如果他要求”。