you it has become clear that gadhafi have no intentions of seizing the violence and bloodshed despite the claims of the recent days the regime forces have continued to commit atrocities in misrata and the mountains. as the secretary said the united states condemns the gadhafi's continued brutal attacks on the libyan people could in violation of the resolution which calls for a call to the cost of such attacks on civilians and immediate cease-fire. the industry and shelling of the areas hasn't stopped. in the western mountains the pro regime troops have laid siege to the civilian populations apparently attempting to starve them into submission. with that backdrop i'd like to update you on two fronts. in the past several weeks, they're have been several meetings including the contact group in doha, the ministerial in berlin and the cairo meeting of the a you irritably. these meetings have reaffirmed the result of the nations to