The Nigerian Federal Government is currently planning a peace summit which the group has described as a mere 'jamboree' which would lead to eventual total destruction of pipelines in the region. However, MEND has also expressed its readiness "to call off all hostilities and hold a temporary ceasefire in honour of President Carter, should the Nigerian government accept the former President's initiative." MEND has also threatened that "if, as expected, the government fails to seize this new opportunity for peace, our actions will continue to speak volumes beyond the Nigerian shores." It went on to say that Mr Carter represents transparency, and undertook to abide by the decisions reached in any mediation chaired by the former US president. The caveat, MEND said in a statement, was that the federal government would allow Mr Carter to meet with its leader, Henry Okah, who is currently being tried secretly in Jos, Plateau State. It also demanded that the final outcome of the meeting with Mr Carter should be fully implemented. The militants claim that they have received a confirmation of the willingness of Mr Carter to mediate in the crisis through the Vice President of the Carter Foundation, John Stremlau, and pointed out that such a move would bring peace in the region. In its 6 May statement, the group said: "The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has received today a confirmation from The Carter Center through its Vice President, John Stremlau, that the former President of the United States of America, Jimmy Carter has graciously accepted to mediate in the Niger Delta crisis on the condition that the Nigerian government and any other relevant stake holder invites him. We urge the Nigerian government to accept this olive branch offered by President Carter in place of the jamboree called the Niger Delta Summit scheduled for Abuja. We do not believe the Abuja summit will achieve any meaningful goal and have no interest in attending it. "President Carter's new initiative should be seen as a golden opportunity for a peaceful resolution of the over 50 years of injustice perpetrated against the people of the Niger Delta." The militant group was also reported to have said there was a possibility of its cessation of hostilities following an appeal made by Senator Barack Obama asking it to stop attacks on pipelines.