Richard Boucher Resolve Quotations

We've looked over time for a number of things, practical steps by the parties to defuse tension. We've looked for a dialogue between them, if possible, to resolve the issues.

We would hope that the governments involved -- that would be Australia, Norway and Indonesia -- would cooperate to resolve the issue.

We think the surest way to lower tensions and resolve the disputes between the neighbors is through more dialogue between them, not less.