The negotiation for the JOA (joint operation agreement) has been concluded.

We are still asking that the operator is our subsidiary.

The current LNG export contracts with buyers in East Asia will end in 2014. After that, we don't have a plan to seek extension because the reserves are too small to be developed.

negotiation and agreement, and not confrontation.

If we agree on everything, only one of us is necessary.

Accordingly, I believe that the accession package, both our bilateral agreement and the broader multilateral negotiation which is nearing completion, will warrant US support,