Douglas Hurd was widely seen as a conciliator, occupying the central ground of Conservative politics.道格拉斯·赫德占据着保守党政治的中心舞台，人们普遍认为其扮演着调解员的角色。Mr Hurd told a news conference that the question of UK hostages in Iraq would top the agenda at the talks.赫德先生在记者招待会上说，有关在伊拉克的英国人质的问题将列入会谈的首要议程。