As far as this mediation is concerned, this is as far as we can go. The AU has exhausted listening to the arguments on both sides.

Nobody will look good, the AU, the government or the (rebel) movements, but the real victims will be the people on the ground.

It is being considered. A decision on it has not been reached yet. We are going to consult on it now with President Olusegun Obasanjo. A final decision will be made this afternoon.