First, in the Middle East, the appointment of Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, the publication of the Quartet's road map and the establishment of a unilateral cease-fire by the Palestinian armed groups had given us grounds for hope.
首先，在中东，任命马哈茂德·阿巴斯总理、发表四方路线图和巴勒斯坦武装团体单方面实行停火，曾经给我们带来希望。