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LIMA, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Saturday his country will offer humanitarian1 asylum2 for U.S. National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden if asked, according to reports reaching here from La Paz.
Morales, who was speaking to residents in Chipaya, a small town in western Bolivia, made the statement to "solemnly protest" his plane being refused to fly through four European countries' airspace amid suspicions that Snowden was on board earlier this week.
Morales said Bolivia is not going to be intimidated3 by the United States and European countries on the Snowden issue.
He said he only knew about Snowden through media, but the United States and some European countries made unfounded suspicions that his plane took Snowden away from Moscow.
In fear of Snowden's presence, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain blocked the presidential plane after Morales left Moscow where he attended a meeting of natural gas-producing nations on July 2, forcing it to land in Vienna, Austria.
This incident aroused anger among several Latin American leaders, who joined Morales two days ago in a meeting to condemn4 the European countries for infringing5 on the rights of Bolivia and all the Latin-American people, saying it is a violation6 of international law.
The Bolivian government blamed the United States for pressuring the European countries on the Snowden issue, threatening to close the U.S. embassy in Bolivia.
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humanitarian
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n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者 | |
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asylum
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n.避难所,庇护所,避难 | |
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v.恐吓;威胁adj.害怕的;受到威胁的 | |
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condemn
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vt.谴责,指责;宣判(罪犯),判刑 | |
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infringing
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v.违反(规章等)( infringe的现在分词 );侵犯(某人的权利);侵害(某人的自由、权益等) | |
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n.违反(行为),违背(行为),侵犯 | |
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n.经过,运输;vt.穿越,旋转;vi.越过 | |
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applied
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adj.应用的;v.应用,适用 | |
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