Thank you, Chairman.
It's difficult to speculate about what the reaction of the government in Sudan will be to the results of the referendum. We're encouraged by the fact that some interlocutors have indicated that they will respect the results of the referendum. That's what we've been focused on: encouraging both sides to stick to the terms of the CPA to carry out the referendum.
We've certainly been encouraging the Government of Sudan to avoid any actions that would predetermine the outcome of that referendum, to avoid a rhetoric that is inflammatory or that is not helpful in terms of demonstrating their commitment. To be quite honest, we've seen mixed messages from the governments of Sudan about how they propose to deal with the results, but the messages we've been passing to them have been very clear: that we expect that they will abide by the terms of the CPA and the results of the referendum.