but some secretary, -- my dammam secretary, i thank you for your efforts. >> thank you. >> the new ambassador was talking about some interesting proposals. can you elaborate on what they may be? does that mean there is some wiggle room that there should be no such settlement activity? can you discuss george bush's private letters to the israeli government's. is that issue over with? >> that is a long question. thank you. that is three questions. first of all, we do not have any intention to change the demographics in the area. it is in every place [unintelligible] we cannot accept this vision or settlement. the musky the natural growth that the prime minister spoke about in his speech. this position, this approach is very clear. we have some understanding with the previous administration and we have tried to keep this direction. we are writing for direct talks -- we are ready for direct talks with the palestinians. >> we want to see a stop to the settlement. this is an important and essential part of pursuing a comprehensive peace agreement. there are a number of critical concerns, many of wh