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Peres Ready To Meet Arafat

Stefan Bos

Budapest

21 Aug 2001 18:50 UTC

 

Israel's Foreign Minister Shimon Peres says he is ready to meet Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in an effort to stop Israeli-Palestinian violence.

Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said he welcomes Yasser Arafat's proposal for a meeting, although he did not 1)elaborate about a possible location for any talks.

German FM Joschka Fischer, left with Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat Mr. Arafat told reporters in the West Bank town of Ramallah after a meeting with German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer Tuesday, that he is prepared to meet the Israeli foreign minister in Berlin.

Mr. Peres said in Budapest that he hopes the meeting will lead to an end of the Palestinian 2)uprising, known as the intifada, and 11 months of 3)bloodshed. "I feel that with words we can reach much more than with bombs," Mr. Peres said. "And I think that the intifada is costly¹ not only to Israel but also to the Palestinians. And we would like to bring an end to the suffering as soon as we can."

Foreign Minister Peres, who was on a one day visit in Hungary, suggested to reporters that he wants to schedule the talks with the Palestinian leader as soon as possible. "I intend to see him in the near future," Mr. Peres said. "I think when I went to Budapest, he went to Beijing. So when we return home, we shall try to organize a meeting."

Mr. Peres also discussed the Middle East crisis² with Hungarian government officials, including Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi.

The Israeli foreign minister suggested he has a special relationship with Hungary, explaining that Budapest was the 4)birthplace of Theodor Herzl, a founder³ of the 5)Zionist movement - which led to the creation⁴ of the Jewish state - and which Mr. Peres said changed the course of Jewish history.

Hungary was also the first East European country to recognize Israel after the 6)collapse of Communism.

Foreign Minister Peres urged Hungary and other European countries to play a more active role in the Middle East peace process.

He also said that improved U.S. European relations will help in fighting 7)terrorism. "I feel that today there is an easier relationship between the United States and Europe," Mr. Peres said. "It is no longer as confrontational⁵ as it used to be in the past. And I feel that there is an 8)attempt to have a united line concerning terror, where Russia joins in and others."

Mr. Peres said there can only be a political - and no military - 9)solution to the problems in the Middle East, which he hopes all sides will soon recognize.

 

 

(1)       elaborate[I5lAbErEt]adj.精心制作的, 详细阐述的vt.精心制作, 详细阐述

(2)       uprising [Qp5raIzIN]n.起义, 升起

(3)       bloodshed[5blQdFed]n.流血

(4)       birthplace[5b:WpleIs]n.诞生地

(5)       Zionist n.支持或拥护犹太人复国运动者

(6)       collapse[kE5lAps]n.倒塌, 崩溃, 失败, 虚脱vi.倒塌, 崩溃, 瓦解

(7)       terrorism[5terErIz(E)m]n.恐怖主义, 恐怖统治, 恐怖行动

(8)       attempt[E5tempt]n.努力, 尝试, 企图vt.尝试, 企图

(9)       solution[sE5lu:F(E)n]n.解答, 解决办法, 解决方案

 

 

1 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

2 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

4 creation   

n.创造，创造的作品，产物，宇宙，天地万物

参考例句：

• Language is the most important mental creation of man.语言是人类头脑最重要的产物。
• The creation of new playgrounds will benefit the local children.新游戏场的建立将有益于当地的儿童。

5 confrontational   

adj.挑衅的；对抗的

参考例句：

• Fans love rappers partly because they strike such a confrontational pose. 乐迷热爱这些饶舌艺人一定程度上是因为他们所采取的那种战斗姿态。 来自互联网
• You prefer a non confrontational approach when it comes to resolving disputes. 面对争端，你不喜欢采用对抗性的手段来解决。 来自互联网