puts the Palestinian Authority into a situation where it may be criticized for whatever it does.

We would like to see this resolved as quickly and as peacefully as possible.

We have welcomed recent steps by President Abbas to implement a strategy that outlaws the public display of arms ... end violence and dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism.

We've come quite a ways and have a different relationship with Libya than we had three, four years ago. But there are still issues that need to be resolved, and we're working on those issues.

This is all part of our program of reviewing our assistance programs.

I think certainly Undersecretary Hughes is fully prepared to address this issue on her trip,