Thus, the meeting in Mainz will be one of those diplomatic courtesy calls that gloss over important bilateral differences. There will be no meeting of minds between Bush and Schroeder, because, on most key issues, their minds hold opposite views.
因此，马恩斯会议只是那些用以掩饰双边重要分歧的外交礼节性拜访的其中之一。布什和施罗德之间并无思想上的会晤，因为在大多数重要问题上他们的观点相反。