Certainly I think that in the public discourse it is a topic that is taking up quite a bit of time.

We're simply not going to get into any specifics on this topic. But those who are speculating about what we are or are not doing are not helpful. The last thing we're going to do is make the efforts of terrorists easier by describing whatever ways we are using to defeat or deflect their attempts to acquire or use weapons of mass destruction.

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

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

Certainly, it is not enough just to hold an election. How that election unfolds is very important. We've called for international election observers in Egypt. So thus far, I don't think that there's been an invitation extended to observers, but this is something that we would encourage and continue to urge.

We would of course expect that they would take their decisions consistent with the Quartet and certainly in consultation with the Quartet.