The President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has told the BBC that there is a simple solution to the diplomatic crisis with Britain over the fate of the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Mr Assange was given political asylum after taking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden where he's wanted for questioning about rape and sexual assault allegations. Will Grant reports from Quito.
厄瓜多尔总统拉斐尔·科雷亚告诉BBC,针对维基解密创办者朱利安·阿桑奇引发的与英国的外交危机,目前有个简单的解决办法。阿桑奇在伦敦厄瓜多尔使馆寻求避难后,就得到了政治庇护,这样就免于被引渡到瑞典来面对质问,他目前因强奸和性骚扰指控被瑞典通缉。Will Grant在基多报道。
In an exclusive interview with the BBC, President Rafael Correa said the crisis could be over tomorrow if British would simply grant safe passage for Mr Assange to leave London. In the absence of such a guarantee, he said, the situation could go on for months or years. He also said the entire diplomatic standoff had been avoidable from the start. Had the British and Swedish authorities given a guarantee that Mr Assange would not be extradited to a third country, he would not have needed to seek asylum in the first place, the Ecuadorian leader said.
拉斐尔·科雷亚总统在接受BBC的独家专访时说,如果英国批准给阿桑奇离开伦敦的安全通道,这场危机明天就可以解决。他说如果没有这个保证,眼下的局面会持续数月甚至数年。他说,整个外交僵局其实从一开始就可以避免的。这位厄瓜多尔领导人说,如果英国和瑞典当局向阿桑奇保证不把他引渡到第三国,他一开始就无需寻求避难。