There is clearly a sense of urgency, the clock continues to tick, the negotiators, I think, have left things perilously late in the light of the date of the summit, which was announced well in advance and Annan is concerned the work might not be done.
He urges member states to seek to work together to rebuild the spirit of mutual trust that underpins consensus.
The secretary general condemns these attacks which represent an unacceptable assault upon the peace process and urges all concerned parties to work together in a spirit of national unity and reconciliation.
The team will work with the authorities there in their investigation of the deaths.
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.