i mean, obviously unifil's operations and the challenges it faces, our partnership with unifil, our, you know, partnership also with the lebanese armed forces, the laf, are right at the top of the priority lists for me at io, not only because of my previous service there but also because of the impact on, you know, the rest of the region. the challenges that hezbollah poses to durable peace in lebanon and the need to, you know, assist the laf is, again, at the top of the priority list. and i look forward to continuing to work with you and your team as we see how we can strengthen unifil's performance and effectiveness. >> i appreciate that. with my brief time remaining, i just want to ask not a rhetorical question but a question in light of what was said earlier. you repeated that we need to pay our just debts in a timely fashion. isn't it fair to say that at least in the previous few years, there were legitimate disputes, some of which should be considered when we're pushing back on people who say we don't pay our fair share? >> the issue of paying our bills i think is even more key