We call for a peaceful return to order under the constitution and the established government of President Taya.

We back the EU's efforts and their proposal to exploit diplomatic ways to solve the issue.

We can't have a situation where the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) pretends to abandon its nuclear weapons program and we pretend to believe them.

We urge the government of National Unity to continue to take steps to stop the violence, to promote reconciliation and to maintain momentum on implementation of the comprehensive peace agreement.

The president is the head of the constitutional government in Mauritania.

The United States joins the African Union in condemning the overthrow of the government of Mauritania. And we oppose any attempts by rogue elements to change governments through extraconstitutional or violent means.

The Chinese have been doing, we think, an outstanding job of trying to move forward on this process.

We support the . . . efforts and the proposal they have put forward to find a diplomatic solution to this problem.

We certainly want to have a declaration that... makes it clear what the obligations of all parties are.