We do not consider this problem resolved. On the contrary, we continue to consult with NATO allies about next steps.

it is not beneficial for either side to take steps which make holding ... substantive cross-strait dialogue more difficult.

I cannot say that we have a breakthrough. On the contrary, we are working very hard to overcome differences.

It is not the ought-ness of this problem that we have to consider, but the is-ness!

For our part, the administration hopes to increase U.S. assistance to the Palestinians significantly over the next five years.

NATO has not received any formal request from the U.N. or from the African Union for anything beyond what it is currently doing. NATO is continuing to do what it has been doing for many months, and that is airlifting in and out African Union battalions … as well as providing training.