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Secretary of State Clinton met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Palestinian Authority's headquarters in Ramallah. There was no statement and no details of what, if any, progress might have been made after two days of negotiations1 between Israelis and Palestinians.
President Abbas, however, sounded positive in his remarks as he began his meeting with Mrs. Clinton. He said everyone knows that there is no alternative other than negotiating for peace.
The Palestinian leader thanked the Obama administration for its commitment to mediating2 a peace deal. Ms. Clinton said the United States will press ahead with its efforts to bring about an agreement.
"The United States and all of us led by President Obama are very committed and determined3 to work toward a peace agreement through direct negotiations that leads to an independent, sovereign, viable4, Palestinian state that realizes the aspirations5 of the Palestinian people," said Clinton.
The talks began Tuesday in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh. It was the second round of direct negotiations after a 20-month hiatus.
Secretary Clinton then traveled to Amman in neighboring Jordan for a meeting and lunch with King Abdullah, before heading back to Washington.
There are questions of whether the negotiations could last beyond the end of the month. The Palestinians have threatened to quit talks if Israel does not extend a self-imposed partial moratorium6 on construction inside Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. The temporary freeze expires on September 26, and Israel has given no hint that it will extend it.
The Palestinians say the presence of more than 100 Israeli settlements impede7 the establishment of a viable, contiguous Palestinian state.
Militants8 in the Gaza Strip, which is not under the control of President Abbas' Palestinian Authority, oppose the negotiations with the Jewish State. They stepped up their attacks this week, firing a number of rockets into southern Israel. Israel responded by launching air attacks inside the Gaza Strip.
1 negotiations | |
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过 | |
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2 mediating | |
调停,调解,斡旋( mediate的现在分词 ); 居间促成; 影响…的发生; 使…可能发生 | |
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3 determined | |
adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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4 viable | |
adj.可行的,切实可行的,能活下去的 | |
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5 aspirations | |
强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 ); 志向; 发送气音; 发 h 音 | |
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6 moratorium | |
n.(行动、活动的)暂停(期),延期偿付 | |
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7 impede | |
v.妨碍,阻碍,阻止 | |
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8 militants | |
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 ) | |
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