Thank you, Madam Chair.
This is for Mr. Allen, executive director of the United States division of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.
On Monday, the committee met with Mr. Higgins, a U.S. congressman, by video conference. I asked him to describe the extent of the dispute, discomfort or anger around the UHT on the Americans' side. He said that not enough of his colleagues had taken part in the discussions on the matter.
Apart from the letter that was sent to you, can you help us understand the scope of the crisis, or dispute, if I can call it that? First, is there a dispute, and second, how important is this issue to the Americans? To what extent, have they reached out to you about it, and are the two countries talking?