By contrast, for more than a decade several European governments have been willing to pay terrorists millions of euros for the release of their captive citizens, or have facilitated the payment of ransoms by relatives and friends of hostages. This is notwithstanding the United Nations Security Council’s unanimous adoption in January of a resolution opposing payment of such ransoms, and a similar declaration at last year’s G-8 summit – which was signed by some of the governments that have continued to pay.
相反，十多年来，多个欧洲国家政府愿意向恐怖分子支付数百万欧元换取被俘公民释放，或协助人质亲人和朋友支付赎金。尽管如此，联合国安理会在1月一致通过一项决议，反对支付这类赎金，去去年的G-8峰会也做了类似宣言——一些在宣言上签字的国家仍在继续支付赎金。