We at least have an agreement to keep (ABC) on through mid-summer, and we would hope not to face the kind of situation we faced earlier this week,

We hope that we can conclude an agreement this year and with that we can have our own state by agreement, ... The decision last night was to recommit ourselves to peace as a strategic option.

We're confident that we're going to be able to bring back an agreement before the council. We hope to bring this back next month.

In that context, your assertion that you hope to reach an agreement this week on a new agreement is ludicrous.

I think we achieved the agreement in '94 because the North Koreans decided they needed to be more flexible and give up that nuclear weapons program. And that was a result, partially, of their condition.

I hope we will get an agreement, if we are going to get an agreement at all, before the summit.