--and that we continue to press them to meet their obligations in that respect.
That said, we recognize that there are challenges. While I understand that it's important to recognize what is, in fact, happening on the ground, I think that perhaps for me to speculate about delay of a referendum is not necessarily helpful in terms of keeping our focus on the objective.
Certainly, I think any signals that the Sudanese might get that this is somehow one of the options out there can only contribute to an increase in the tension on the ground.