1. India View this image '
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Is Snowden welcome? No. India was the first country to reject Snowden,explaining that after 'careful examination we have concluded that we see no reason to accede to the Snowden request.'
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President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Is Snowden welcome? Unknown. A government spokeswoman said she had 'no information' about Snowden's asylum application Tuesday morning.
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Ecuadorean President Rafael Corrrea.
Is Snowden welcome? Doesn't look like it. Snowden's application won't be considered unless he is 'on Ecuadorean territory,' President Correa said in an interview with theGuardian. He added that helping Snowden get from Hong Kong to Russia was a 'mistake on our part,' made at 'four in the morning' by an official who didn't have authorization.
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Biden and President Bronislaw Komorowski of Poland.
Is Snowden welcome? No. 'A document, that does not meet the formal conditions for an asylum request, has arrived,' Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski apparentlytweeted. 'But even if it did , I won't give a positive recommendation.'
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with Irish President Michael D. Higgins.
Is Snowden welcome? Not eligible. From theGuardian:
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A spokesman for the department of justice said that under Irish law an asylum application could only be accepted from a person who had landed in or was within the state.
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Vice President Joe Biden with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff.
Is Snowden welcome? That's a hard 'No.' Brazil became the second country to outright reject Snowden's application without even using the excuse of eligibility. Brazil will not grant asylum to former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, adding that it will leave the request unanswered.
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7. Russia View this image '
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Clinton and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Is Snowden welcome? Yes, on one condition ... This might have been Snowden's best chance at asylum, as he is already on Russian soil, but he pulled his application after Putin said he could only stay if he stops 'harming our American partners.'
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Obama and Austrian President Heinz Fischer.
Is Snowden welcome? It's highly unlikely. Again, he's not eligible. 'An application for asylum must be made in Austria. We state under the rule of law and must follow the same procedure in all cases,' Chancellor Werner Faymannsaid. However! Snowden wouldn't be deported if he came to Austria as 'there is no international arrest warrant' for him, Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitnersaid.
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Clinton and Bolivia's President Evo Morales.
Is Snowden welcome? Maybe! 'If there were a request, of course we would be willing to debate and consider the idea,' President Evo Moralestold RT. But according tolocal media, an application hasn't even been received.
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Obama and former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.
Is Snowden welcome? YES. On Friday, President Nicolรกs Madurooffered asylum to Snowden, saying he made his decision 'in the name of America's dignity.' Early on, it looked likely that Venezuela would come through for Snowden. 'We think this young person has done something very important for humanity, has done a favour to humanity, has spoken great truths to deconstruct a world ... that is controlled by an imperialist American elite,' Madurosaid Tuesday, adding that Snowden 'deserves the world's protection.'
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Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and former President Bill Clinton.
Is Snowden welcome? No - he's not eligible. 'For an asylum petition to become a petition that the government could study, in other words for it to be legally admissible, it has to be made by a person who is in Spain,' Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallotold reporters.
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Swiss President Ueli Maurer.
Is Snowden welcome? Not through asylum, but there may be another way. According to theWall Street Journal, Switzerland stopped accepting asylum applications at embassies in September. A Swiss official in Moscow toldUSA Today the only exception is when 'the person's life is in danger ... that doesn't appear to be the case here. More fromWSJ: Instead, potential asylum seekers can request a three-month humanitarian visa that allows them to travel to the Alpine country. Humanitarian visas are granted when a person's life is in immediate danger. Celine Kohlprath, a spokeswoman for Switzerland's migration department, said Mr. Snowden had yet to apply for a humanitarian visa.
13. Nicaragua View this image '
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Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega.
Is Snowden welcome? No response yet.
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Obama.
Is Snowden welcome? No. Dutch State Secretary for Security and Justice Fred Teeven said the application isn't valid, as Snowden is currently abroad: 'Since 2003, it is no longer possible to from abroad,'he said.
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Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway with Clinton.
Is Snowden welcome? Definitely not. The Directorate of Immigration has received an application for asylum from Edward Joseph Snowden, Citizen of USA. The Directorate rejects the application for asylum in Norway.
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Cuban President Fidel Castro.
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Is Snowden welcome? Who knows, really? The government isn't commenting.
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Clinton and President of Finland Sauli Niinistรถ.
Is Snowden welcome? No. TheWall Street Journal reports that Finland has received Snowden's application, though it hasn't been processed yet. According to local reports, the application isn't even considered valid, as Snowden isrequired to be in the country to make an asylum request.
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Obama meets with President Giorgio Napolitano of Italy.
Is Snowden welcome No. Italy says Snowden is ineligible, but twists the knife in further: ' do not exist the legal conditions to accept such a request which in the government's view would not be acceptable on a political level either,' Foreign Minister Emma Boninosaid Thursday.
19. Germany
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Kerry.
Is Snowden welcome? Nope. Late Tuesday, Germany's Foreign Ministry and Interior Ministrysaid 'the conditions for admittance are not fulfilled.'
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Obama and French President Francois Hollande.
Is Snowden welcome? No. 'Like many countries, France received a request for asylum from Mr. Edward Snowden through its embassy in Moscow. Given the legal analysis and the situation of the interested party, France will not agree,' French Interior Minister Manuel Vallssaid Thursday. Snowden's rejection - announced the same dayLe Monde broke the news of a massiveFrench data surveillance program - comes after a handful of French political partiesexpressed strong support for his asylum request.
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Iceland's president Olafur Grimsson
Is Snowden welcome? Unknown. Iceland has reportedly held'informal discussions' with someone representing Snowden - likely someone on the WikiLeaks legal team - but there has so far been no formal response from the country. Iceland Finance Minister Bjarni Benediktssonsaid Snowden's application will receive no special treatment. Snowdeninitially identified Iceland as the place he'd most like to seek asylum.
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