All smiles: Talks began in "good atmosphere" 三人均面带微笑：会谈在“良好的气氛”中开始

　　Israeli and Palestinian leaders have begun several days of talks with President Clinton at a make-or-break summit in the US aimed at overcoming the obstacles to a final peace settlement.
　　Initial talks between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat went ahead in a "good atmosphere" at the Camp David retreat, according to White House spokesman Joe Lockhart.
　　He said the two Middle East leaders and Mr Clinton met for about 30 minutes to begin tackling issues that have troubled negotiators for decades, including the status of Jerusalem, the borders of a Palestinian state, the future of Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and the fate of Palestinian refugees.

寻求中东和平的会谈开始

　　以色列和巴勒斯坦领导人已在美国开始与克林顿总统进行为期数天的或成或败的首脑会晤，目的是为达到最终的永久性和平扫清道路。

　　据白宫发言人乔-洛克哈特说，在戴维营，以色列总理巴拉克、巴勒斯坦民族权力机构主席阿拉法特的会谈在“良好的气氛”中开始。

　　他说，两位中东领导人和克林顿会晤了约30分钟，开始寻求解决困扰谈判代表数十年的问题，包括耶路撒冷的地位、巴勒斯坦的边界、约旦河西岸和加沙地带犹太人定居者的前途，以及巴勒斯坦难民的命运问题。