All these pictures are deeply disturbing and we would hope they are investigated as soon as possible.

These kinds of international conferences can be beneficial to the people in the country hosting them. It opens up the country to the outside world and such a spotlight of attention gives the government strong incentives to try to meet international standards, including on human rights.

These are only inquiries at this stage and not part of any judicial proceedings. We have always said we would cooperate with U.S. judicial authorities or any other judicial authorities which are currently investigating the procurement department.

You know, the clock continues to tick. The negotiators, I think, have left things perilously late in light of the date of the summit, which was announced well in advance.

He also calls on the Government of Lebanon to extend its authority over all of its territory in accordance with Security Council resolutions.

However we very much hope that the US will continue to be an active player, to defend universal human rights and support the work of the Human Rights Council.

If there is to be peace in the Middle East, it will require leadership, vision and the willingness of leaders on both sides to make sacrifices for the greater good. In this context, the secretary-general commends the courageous decision of Prime Minister Sharon to carry through with the painful process of disengagement from the Gaza Strip and part of the northern West Bank.

In light of the ongoing controversy, it would have been difficult to advance the agenda that he had wanted to discuss with the Iranian leadership.

This is in the hands of the IAEA. We're not going to say anything at this point.

That's a big fuse. When the fuse blew, it welded some wiring together.