Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Does Mr. Foster have any opening comments? No? All right. I will start my watch.
Thank you, Ambassador and Mr. Foster, for joining us today.
Just so I understand what the process is, we're in the precomponent of the negotiations, but where does it begin for you, Mr. Foster? Is there a direction from the minister in terms of your mandate and how the negotiations begin? Does it come from Ecuador itself? Is it a combination of the two? Perhaps you could explain the process that we're in now and where we're heading.