The Ugandans have indicated, and they have said it publicly, that they support the government of Salva Kiir.

We are hopeful. We heard early, right around Christmas, that President Kiir was going to release eight of them.

It was not under the U.N. auspices. They did it as a neighbor and at the request of the Government of South Sudan.

We are committed to ensuring that Sudan does not fail.

We think they will bring an added voice to the negotiations, they will bring some political views that are much more moderate.

For 30 years the United States has been supporting the people of South Sudan, even before South Sudan became an entity.

I think to the international community, for committing gross human rights violations, not contributing to the process that will lead to peace.

We are continuing to put pressure on him to honor the commitments made in the N'Djamena Accord, and he has been told in no uncertain terms both when he had his conversation with Ambassador Power, but also in his conversations with the…

I think we do question his commitment to honoring the agreement, and some of the actions that he has taken most recently really give us reason to pause.

We have publicly condemned Seleka's seizure of power and its campaign of rape, pillage, and killings.

I think the most important steps to take are the steps we are taking right now to address the security issues.

We are deeply concerned by the horrific violence across Central African Republic, particularly the increasingly sectarian nature of the attacks on civilians.