It is important, we believe, to continue to maintain a diplomatic presence.

I think both sides are equally guilty but we have been able to recently get some humanitarian flights into some of the northern areas where we were--the U.N. was blocked.

We have watched that very closely and I think I can say that we have not seen any evidence that any support we are providing for that operation is being used to support the separate operation that we're not connected to.

It is a result of political ambitions and a combination of lack of political space in a country where the institutions are not well established to deal with those kinds of conflicts.

We have not provided any lethal support to South Sudan at all.

We have to continue to work with the SPLA. We have to continue to work with them to professionalize them.

Sir, we are looking at a variety of options to hold accountable those individuals who are responsible for the atrocities and violations of human rights.

We still support the right of this small nation to exist.

We think there should be a cessation of hostilities immediately and we're pushing at the same time but separately that the detainees be released.

they also have an interest in ensuring that a democratically-elected government is not overthrown by violent means.

I think it's a number of components but I would appreciate the opportunity for consultations with you and other members of the committee on how we might address some of these issues of accountability as we move forward.

I'm sure at the point that she spoke to you we may have been making progress and, certainly, having gone through what we've gone through over the past 2 weeks in dealing with the situation on the ground there we are certainly reassessing…