哥斯达黎加总统劳拉·费尔南德斯解雇了外交部长曼努埃尔·托瓦尔，原因是他未事先通知总统便参加了由美国领导的区域安全峰会并会见了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普。政府表示，这一疏忽阻碍了总统本人的参与，并对国家利益造成了重大战略损害。
Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez has fired Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar after he attended a US-led regional security summit with United States President Donald Trump without notifying her, an omission the government has said blocked her own participation and caused major strategic harm to the country’s interests.
费尔南德斯表示，她本应亲自出席在纽约举行的特朗普“美洲之盾”反贩毒联盟会议。该联盟旨在打击整个地区的毒品走私和有组织犯罪。
Fernandez said that she should have been the one to attend the meeting of Trump’s anti-cartel “Shield of the Americas” alliance in New York. The coalition says its mission is to combat drug trafficking and organised crime across the region.
哥斯达黎加政府称，托瓦尔在参加会议时“未事先通知或告知”总统。尽管费尔南德斯本人也是特朗普的保守派盟友，但此次越权行为仍导致了其被解职。
Tovar attended “without giving prior notice or informing” the president, a conservative Trump ally, of his participation, Costa Rica’s government said.
多位拉丁美洲右翼总统也参加了此次在联合国大会期间举行的会议。15个联盟成员发表联合声明，宣布计划对24个犯罪组织的成员及支持者实施资产冻结、签证限制并追究刑事责任。
Several right-wing Latin American presidents also participated in the meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Fifteen coalition members issued a joint statement declaring their intent to impose asset freezes and visa restrictions and seek criminal liability for members and supporters of 24 criminal organisations.
此次会议是特朗普政府为推动该地区采取更激进的反毒策略所做的最新努力。自去年重返政坛以来，特朗普已将贩毒集团定性为外国“恐怖”组织，并下令对加勒比海和东太平洋上的多艘船只进行打击，美方称这些船只载有运往美国的毒品。
The gathering was the administration’s latest effort to rally the region behind a more aggressive approach to drug trafficking. Since returning to office last year, Trump has designated cartels as foreign “terrorist” organisations and ordered dozens of strikes on boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific that US officials say were carrying narcotics bound for the US.
哥斯达黎加长期以来被视为拉丁美洲稳定的灯塔和旅游胜地，但目前正面临毒品相关暴力事件激增的困扰。
Costa Rica, a tourist haven that has long been seen as a beacon of stability in Latin America, is grappling with a surge in drug-related violence.
托瓦尔未对解职一事发表评论，仅对自去年5月执政以来将其纳入内阁的费尔南德斯表示了感谢。
Tovar avoided commenting on his dismissal and simply thanked Fernandez, in power since last May, for including him in her cabinet.
哥斯达黎加现任外贸部长印第安纳·特雷霍斯已被任命为代理外交部长，她将在结束联合国大会的任务回国后接任该职务。
Indiana Trejos, Costa Rica’s current Minister of Foreign Trade, has been named acting foreign minister and will assume the role upon returning from her mission at the UNGA.