QUESTION: (inaudible) plot between U.S. and Colombia to destabilize Venezuela and also try to kill him. I wonder if you have an official reaction to --

MR. MCCORMACK: I didn’t see what he said. What was it that he said?

QUESTION: He say that again U.S. and Colombia, both governments are trying (inaudible) to kill him. He say that in – yesterday in Managua.

MR. MCCORMACK: Do you really want me to provide a reaction to that? No, that’s just --

QUESTION: No, in the other hand, he --

MR. MCCORMACK: -- without any --

QUESTION: He also talk about the situation in Colombia and he says that there was – he doesn't see any chance that the Colombia Government will have a military victory over the FARC. His view, the only way to resolve that conflict is through negotiations, political negotiations. I wonder if you share that point of view, I mean, if this – that conflict – the only solution for that conflict is only through negotiations and there’s a chance that the Colombia Government may have a military victory over the FARC.

MR. MCCORMACK: I can tell you our point of view is that we fully support President Uribe and his government’s – and his government’s efforts to deal with this organization. You know, in terms of their success, I think it’s pretty easy if you look back at the situation six years ago and you look at the situation right now, the FARC’s ability to move throughout territory that they control is greatly, greatly diminished. It’s not – it’s a qualitatively different situation and it has redounded to the favor of the people of Colombia and to the Government of Colombia exercising more and more and more control over the territory of Colombia.

So, I’m not sure – I’m not sure that’s the most sound analysis.

Yeah.

QUESTION: On Colombia, there is some information saying that the release of one of the American is going to be announced in the same – in the next hours in Caracas. How do you receive this information and does it mean any – I mean, anything for the condemnation (inaudible) is going to receive next week?

MR. MCCORMACK: We want to see all the hostages released. And certainly, most importantly, we want to see the American hostages released immediately, unconditionally, and returned to their families.

QUESTION: In Colombia, has the situation -- do you know of any impending release --

MR. MCCORMACK: Look, I would never -- I don't talk about the status of those individuals, only to say that we want to see them released immediately and unconditionally.