Other such summits have drawn bloody protests, but the streets of this conservative industrial city have been largely quiet this week.

"It seems to me that in recent times there has not been a meeting of this type that has turned out so peacefully," Mexican President Vicente Fox said Friday after the summit.

Activists say part of the reason there weren't larger protests was that the leaders are now discussing the issues they have long been pushing, but they warned if their words are not backed by action, demonstrators will return to the streets.

以往的此类会议往往会引起示威游行，导致流血事件。但本星期以来，蒙特雷这个保守的工业城市的街道上，基本相安无事。墨西哥总统福克斯在星期五峰会结束后说：“就我看来，在近期召开的此类会议中，这是最安定的一次”。

活动家们认为，没有引起大规模游行的原因之一是，领导们讨论的问题是他们长期以来予以推动的项目。然而他们也警告说，如果首脑们只讲空话，不付诸实践，游行者将回到街上。

Many nations still have gaping differences in their interpretations of the "new partnership." Rich nations want to rely heavily on private investment to bring wealth to the developing world, while some poor countries say the rich owe it to them to make up for centuries of colonialism, subjugation and slavery.

许多国家对“新型合作伙伴关系”的理解还存在着很大差异。富国想依赖私人投资的方式将财富输入发展中国家，而有些穷国则认为，这些钱是富国亏欠他们的，用来补偿几个世纪以来对他们实行的殖民统治，奴役政策和奴隶统治。

The Monterrey Consensus didn't go as far as many activists --- and even some governments - had urged. An early proposal called for developed nations to devote 0.7 percent of their gross national product --- the value of all goods and services --- to development aid. The final document mentioned that figure only as a goal to work toward, without giving a timetable.

The consensus also placed heavy responsibilities on poor countries receiving aid, committing them to work toward increasing investment in their economies and toward greater political and economic stability.

“蒙特雷共识”的内容并未达到许多活动家所积极倡导的高度，甚至还不及某些国家政府的要求。早先有个提议，要求发达国家拿出国民生产总值，即所有商品和服务总价值的百分之七作为发展援助。但是，最终的文件只把该数字作为一个奋斗目标，而没有给出具体的实施计划。

此外，该协议还对接受援助的贫穷国家赋予重任，要求他们努力扩大经济投入，进一步稳定政治和经济局势。

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