i know i don t have specific comments on the report itself. i haven t seen it but obviously this is a very serious issue. we have seen some of the video of the incident and it has raised very serious questions. we continue to work through those. have you taken up the issue with the afghanistan government? because the u.n. report says afghanistan on forces might have killed that u.n. person. this is a matter that we continue to investigate fully. finally, on kandahar, the u.s. has announced that it will be withdrawing itself from kandahar. from kandahar. the u.n. is withdrawing their from their. i will take that question. are the two sides getting any closer and have we actually received a japanese plan? i know in the past you talked about them floating ideas. are we still in the idea stage or is there a plan? i think we are still in the consultation phase. is there anyway to see if the two sides are coming closer together? .. we continue our consultations.