But the Mainz meeting will not bring the two sides closer to working out a common position on any of these issues, or even to seeing the other side’s point of view. Instead, they will dwell on what is by now uncontroversial: welcoming the recent, if still fragile, progress in Israel-Palestine relations, supporting stability in post-election Iraq and Afghanistan, and extolling the transatlantic link.
但是马恩斯会议并没有使双方走得更近，在上述任一问题上达成共识，甚至双方都没有了解对方观点，而只是详说着已不再备受争议的事件：对最近巴以关系微小的进步表示欢迎，支持伊拉克和阿富汗选举后时代的稳定局势，并且赞美大西洋两岸的联系。