古巴一位高级官员警告称，美国对该岛国采取的任何潜在军事行动都将构成严重的国际罪行，并驳回了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普关于古巴是“失败国家”的指控。
A senior official in Cuba has warned that any prospective United States military action taken against the island nation would constitute a serious international crime, and has rejected claims made by US President Donald Trump that Cuba is a failed state.
周日，古巴外交部第一副部长卡洛斯·费尔南德斯·德·科西奥在美国有线电视网C-SPAN的旗舰节目《华盛顿日报》中表示，美国对古巴这个“和平的邻国”使用武力将是“令人发指的国际罪行”。
On Sunday, Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, the country’s deputy foreign minister, told the US cable television channel C-SPAN’s flagship programme, Washington Journal, that it would be an “atrocious international crime for the US to use military force against Cuba, which is a peaceful neighbouring country”.
此前，特朗普周二在联合国大会（UNGA）演讲时称“自由将降临这座岛屿”。他的言论促使古巴代表团退场。周六，特朗普向记者提及军事行动，称：“我认为我们不需要动用军队。古巴正在严重衰败。”费尔南德斯·德·科西奥表示，通过扰乱商业航运、试图通过饥饿使民众瘫痪、剥夺其稳定的医疗保健和扣留燃料来胁迫不“屈服”的国家，正如美国“九个月来所做的那样”，这“等同于种族灭绝”。
His comments come after Trump said during his Tuesday speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that “freedom will be coming” to the island. His remarks prompted the Cuban delegation to exit the assembly hall. On Saturday, Trump brought up military action, telling reporters, “I don’t think we’ll need the military. Cuba is failing very badly.” Fernandez de Cossio said that coercing nations who do not “submit” by disrupting their commercial shipments, attempting to handicap a population through starvation, depriving it of stable healthcare and withholding fuel, as the US has “done for nine months now”, is “equivalent to a genocide”.
美国对古巴实施极限经济施压的外交政策已持续60多年。特朗普政府此前曾表示希望推动古巴政府变革。今年早些时候，该政府实施了额外的石油和燃料封锁，导致该国基础设施瘫痪，引发大规模燃料短缺和轮流停电。古巴政府官员指出，为这个拥有1000多万人口的国家确保粮食供应和其他基本生活必需品面临系统性困难。
The US has maintained a foreign policy of maximum economic pressure against Cuba for more than 60 years. The Trump administration has previously said that it wants a shake-up in Cuba’s government. Earlier this year, the administration enforced an additional oil and fuel blockade against the island, which has crippled the nation’s infrastructure, causing widespread fuel scarcity and rolling power outages. Government officials in Cuba cited systemic difficulties in securing food supplies and other basic necessities for the country of more than 10 million.
费尔南德斯·德·科西奥表示，哈瓦那必须让民众做好面对美国军事侵略的准备，并补充说，虽然古巴认识到可能孤立无援，但仍将行使其合法的自卫权。
Fernandez de Cossio said Havana must ready its citizens for the prospect of US military aggression, adding that while Cuba recognises it might stand alone, it will still exercise its legitimate right to self-defence.
他解释说，同美国的双边外交渠道依然畅通，但因持续制裁的经济封锁，成效甚微；他补充称，哈瓦那仍愿以“尊重的方式”与华盛顿接触，前提是对话体现相互尊严、惠及两国民众、尊重国家主权。
He explained that bilateral diplomatic channels with the US remain open but have yielded minimal results due to the economic stranglehold of ongoing sanctions, adding that Havana remains willing to engage with Washington in a “respectful manner” only if discussions accommodate mutual dignity, benefit both populations, and respect state sovereignty.
本周早些时候，多国在联大谴责美国持续对古巴实施经济制裁和封锁。
Several countries condemned the US’s continued economic sanctions and blockade of Cuba during the UNGA earlier this week.