Palestinian, Israeli Leaders Call for Larger EU Role in Peace Process

以巴吁欧对中东和平发挥更大作用

　



Palestinian and Israeli leaders have declared their commitment to peace before a Mediterranean summit in Paris. Both sides have called for Europe to play a bigger role in the Middle East peace process.

　

巴勒斯坦和以色列的领导人在巴黎的地中海国家峰会召开前夕宣布，他们致力于实现和平。双方都呼吁欧洲在中东和平进程中扮演更重要的角色。

Flanked by Israeli and Palestinian leaders, French President Nicolas Sarkozy described Sunday's Euro-Mediterranean summit in Paris as an historic event because it gathered almost all the Arab heads of state along with the Israeli Prime Minister.

　

法国总统萨尔科齐把星期天在巴黎召开的欧洲-地中海峰会形容为一个历史性事件，因为这次会议使阿拉伯世界几乎所有国家的首脑以及以色列总理聚到了一起。萨尔科齐发表这一评论时，以色列和巴勒斯坦的领导人就站在他的两侧。

Mr. Sarkozy told reporters that obviously did not mean all the problems in the Middle East were resolved. But the gathering mirrored the objectives of the new Mediterranean partnership - in which members could learn to like each other rather than to make war.

　

萨尔科齐对记者们说，很显然，这并不意味着中东地区的所有问题就此解决。但是，这次峰会反映出新的地中海夥伴关系所希望实现的目标。在这个夥伴关系中，各成员国可以学着对别的国家产生好感，而不是彼此开战。

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas scheduled discussions before the afternoon summit, in which more than 40 heads of state launched a new pact between the European Union and non-European Mediterranean states.

　

以色列总理奥尔默特和巴勒斯坦民族权利机构主席阿巴斯将在星期天下午的峰会召开之前举行会谈。40多位出席这次峰会的国家首脑启动了欧盟和地中海的非欧洲国家之间的一项新协议。

Although there have been few developments in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations in recent months, both leaders said they were committed to peace.

　

虽然在最近几个月中以、 巴和平谈判进展甚微，但是双方的领导人说，他们仍然致力于实现和平。

Olmert described the talks as very serious. Never had the two sides been so close to an accord, he said. Both Israeli and Arab leaders have called for the European Union to play a larger role in the Middle East peace process.

　

奥尔默特说，双方的谈判是非常认真的。他说，双方在达成协议方面取得了前所未有的进展。以色列和阿拉伯国家的领导人都呼吁欧盟在中东和平进程中发挥更大的作用。

Mr. Sarkozy says that will be one of his priorities during France's six-month term as president of the European Union, which began this month.

　

法国总统萨尔科齐说，从7月开始，法国将担任六个月的欧盟轮值主席国。在此期间，他将把中东和平作为自己的首要任务之一。