VOA常速英语:古巴必须保护外交人员

The United States has ordered 15 Cuban officials to leave the Cuban embassy in Washington. The move came just days after the United States announced it would significantly reduce its embassy staff in Havana,leaving only emergency personnel to carry out core diplomatic and consular functions. As a result, the United States issued a Travel Warning for U.S. citizens not to travel to Cuba.
日前，美国已下令驱逐15名古巴官员离开古巴驻华盛顿大使馆。就在这几天前，美国宣布会大量撤离驻古巴哈瓦那的大使馆工作人员，只留下一些应急人员处理核心外交工作及领事事务。最终，美国发布警告，提醒美国公民勿赴古巴旅行。

The U.S. actions were in response to mysterious attacks which targeted numerous U.S. embassy employees over a ten-month period. The attacks began last year and continued into August. Twenty-two persons have been medically confirmed to have experienced physical harm from the attacks; their symptoms include hearing loss, dizziness, balance problems, headache, fatigue, cognitive issues and difficulty sleeping.
美国此举是为了回应过去十个月以来，在古巴发生的多起针对美国使馆工作人员的神秘袭击。袭击自去年起，一直持续到今年八月份。经医疗诊断证实，美国已有22人在袭击中遭受人身伤害，症状包括：听力损失、眩晕、失衡、头痛、疲乏、认知障碍以及入睡困难。

The Cuban government has denied any involvement. It has been investigating the attacks and has been cooperating with the United States in its own investigation.Both investigations continue. However, the source, methods and means of the attacks remain unknown.The United States decided to draw down the U.S. embassy personnel in Havana to limit the number of diplomats who could be exposed to harm.
古巴方面否认参与实施任何袭击。古巴称一直在调查袭击事件，并一直在配合美国进行调查。两方面的调查都仍在继续。然而，大家对于袭击的来源、途径及方式依然一无所知。因此，美国决定缩减驻哈瓦那大使馆工作人员，以降低可能遭受伤害的外交人员数量。

Referring to the expulsion of the Cuban officials from the United States, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a press statement,“The decision was made due to Cuba’s failure to take appropriate steps to protect our diplomats in accordance with its obligations under the Vienna Convention.”In addition, he said, “This order will ensure equity in our respective diplomatic operations.”
对于驱逐古巴驻美大使之举，美国国务卿雷克斯·蒂勒森于新闻公报中表示，“做出该决定是因为古巴未能按照《维也纳公约》中规定的义务，采取有效措施保证美国外交人员的安全。”此外，他还表示，“该决定将确保两国各自外交行动的平等性。”

But the safety, well-being and security of its diplomatic personnel are the most important considerations of the U.S. government.Until the government of Cuba can assure that it can and will protect our diplomats,as it is required to do under the Vienna Convention, U.S. non-emergency embassy personnel will not return to Havana.
不过，归根结底，美国政府最重视的还是其外交人员的人身安全与身体健康。除非古巴政府确保其能根据《维也纳公约》规定的义务保护美外交人员，否则，美国非紧急大使馆工作人员不会返回哈瓦那。