At the White House yesterday, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The focus: achieving peace in the Middle East between Israelis and Palestinians.

昨日, 美国总统特朗普和巴勒斯坦领导人马哈茂德·阿巴斯在白宫会面. 两者谈论的焦点是: 为巴基斯坦和以色列创造和平.

President Trump hosted Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu here in mid-February. And after yesterday`s meeting with President Abbas, the U.S. leader promised he`d help the two sides negotiate peace.

在2月中旬,特朗普会见了以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡. 在昨天和阿巴斯会晤时,特朗普承诺会帮助巴以双方进行和平谈判.

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The Palestinians and Israelis must work together to reach an agreement that allows both peoples to live, worship and thrive and prosper in peace. And I will do whatever is necessary to facilitate the agreement, to mediate, to arbitrate anything they`d like to do.

唐纳德`特朗普: 巴基斯坦人民和以色列人民必须共同达成协议,允许双方人民在和平地生活、繁荣和富强。我会采取一切必要的措施来促进协议的达成，在双方希望的情况下，进行调节和仲裁。

AZUZ: President Abbas welcomed President Trump`s offer and the Palestinian leader said he had hope for a historic Middle East peace treaty with the assistance of the American president.

阿祖兹：对于特朗普总统的邀请，阿祖兹表示欢迎，这位巴基斯坦领导人表示，希望在这位美国总统的协助下，可以达成中东历史性的和平协议。

Several leaders from the U.S. and the Middle East have attempted and failed to do this over recent decades. So, some experts are skeptical about whether it will happen now. But they say this could set the stage for progress down the road.

数十年来，数位美国领导人和中东领导人在此问题上多次尝试，但都以失败告终。一些专家怀疑，和平协议是否能够达成。但是，此次会晤表示，在促成双方和平的道路上取得了进步。

For an agreement to be reached between Palestinians and Israelis, a number of challenges would have to be overcome. Some of them being the terms of a two-state solution.

巴勒斯坦和以色列之间要达成协议,必须克服一系列的难题。而其中一些问题，将会成为两国协议的条款。

At the White House yesterday, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The focus: achieving peace in the Middle East between Israelis and Palestinians.

President Trump hosted Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu here in mid-February. And after yesterday`s meeting with President Abbas, the U.S. leader promised he`d help the two sides negotiate peace.

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The Palestinians and Israelis must work together to reach an agreement that allows both peoples to live, worship and thrive and prosper in peace. And I will do whatever is necessary to facilitate the agreement, to mediate, to arbitrate anything they`d like to do.

AZUZ: President Abbas welcomed President Trump`s offer and the Palestinian leader said he had hope for a historic Middle East peace treaty with the assistance of the American president.

Several leaders from the U.S. and the Middle East have attempted and failed to do this over recent decades. So, some experts are skeptical about whether it will happen now. But they say this could set the stage for progress down the road.

For an agreement to be reached between Palestinians and Israelis, a number of challenges would have to be overcome. Some of them being the terms of a two-state solution.