Hon Speaker, South Africa respects international law and we certainly are signatories, and we abide by the law. Secondly, we reconcile our participation in the process - whilst the leader of that country has the warrant of arrest issued against him - on the basis of the African Union's decision.
The AU took a very deliberate decision and requested the International Criminal Court to postpone the action against al-Bashir, given the fact that we were dealing with a situation of violence, and that, if it acted immediately, we could reverse the situation in Sudan. That was done collectively by the African leaders, and the message was sent, and it was correct to do so, because our view was that, if we did that, that situation could have become worse.
That is what the AU said. It did not say we must not arrest al-Bashir. It looked at the situation and felt that it was necessary to move cautiously on this matter. That is what we have done, and that is why we are reconciling the two points. Thank you. [Applause.]