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Powell’s Search for A Middle East Peace Deal

David Gollust

The State Department

21 Jun 2001 20:51 UTC

 

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, preparing to visit the Middle East next week, says he intends to push Israel and the Palestinians to 1)solidify their cease-fire and move toward 2)implementing recommendations of the Mitchell 3)committee.

Mr. Powell's decision to make the trip came as somewhat of a surprise, since he had expressed 4)reluctance to go to the area unless he could achieve 5)concrete gains.

In comments here after meeting Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher, the secretary said he sees the trip as a chance to help move the parties from the cease-fire, arranged last month by CIA director George Tenet, toward action on the Mitchell Commission report and its proposed steps toward a 6)renewed peace process:

"I hope that my presence and the concrete pieces that are out there now waiting to be connected, the 7)Tenet work plan and the Mitchell report, are things to work with," Mr. Powell said. "And I hope to use those elements to keep the process moving forward. And a lot will depend of course on what happens over the next several days. And hopefully the security 8)coordination will improve even more and hopefully the violence levels will continue to go down."

The international panel headed by former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell issued a report in May on the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian clashes that erupted last September. It called for an end to violence and a cooling-off period, 9)confidence building measures including an Israeli settlement freeze and a Palestinian Authority 10)crackdown on terrorism, and a renewal² of talks on a 11)comprehensive peace agreement.

Foreign Minister Maher, Egypt's former 12)ambassador to Washington, said he was very encouraged about Mr. Powell's travel plans, and said it is 13)urgent that the parties implement¹ the Mitchell committee recommendations in a comprehensive rather than selective way: "We consider that the two aspects, the security 14)aspects and the political aspects, are linked," Mr. Maher said. "They have to be implemented³ as quickly as possible in order to achieve the goal that we are all pursuing which is to bring the parties again to the 15)negotiating table in order to a find a solution to this question that has been with us for a long time."

Secretary Powell is to depart next Tuesday on a 16)mission expected to include a stop in Egypt and talks with President Hosni Mubarak, multiple meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials, and probably also a stop in Jordan before returning to Washington next weekend.

 

 

(1)      solidify[sE5lIdIfaI]v.(使)凝固, (使)团结, 巩固

(2)      implement[5ImplImEnt]vt.贯彻, 实现v.执行

(3)      committee[kE5mItI]n.委员会

(4)      reluctance[rI5lQktEns]n.不愿, 勉强

(5)      concrete[5kRNkri:t]adj.具体的, 有形的

(6)      renew[rI5nju:]vt.使更新, 使恢复, 复兴vi.更新, 重新开始

(7)      tenet[5tenIt]n.原则

(8)      coordination[kEJC:dI5neIF(E)n]n.同等, 调和

(9)      confidence[5kRnfIdEns]n.信心

(10)      crackdown n.压迫, 镇压, 打击

(11)      comprehensive[kRmprI5hensIv]adj.全面的, 广泛的

(12)      ambassador[Am5bAsEdE(r)]n.大使

(13)      aspect[5Aspekt]n.样子,(问题等的)方面

(14)      urgent[5:dVEnt]adj.急迫的, 紧急的

(15)      negotiating n.谈判vbl.谈判

(16)      mission[5mIF(E)n]n.使命, 任务

 

 

1 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

2 renewal   

adj.(契约)延期，续订，更新，复活，重来

参考例句：

• Her contract is coming up for renewal in the autumn.她的合同秋天就应该续签了。
• Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。

3 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句