I en situation, hvor de dårlige forhold mellem Fatah og Hamas syntes at spidse til og true freden, var en sådan aftale et skridt i den rigtige retning, selv om den ikke betyder, at EU 's og kvartettens betingelser er opfyldt i tilstrækkeligt omfang.
In a situation in which bad relations between Fatah and Hamas seemed to be reaching an acute stage, one that threatened peace, reaching an understanding in this way was a step in the right direction, although it does not as yet mean that the EU’ s conditions and those of the Quartet are adequately met.