Remarks to the Conference on Stability, Security and Cooperation in Africa

"It is, however, now evident that Africa can not continue without a clear direction or clear perception of her future and of her security. Africa needs a new order based on a dynamic security arrangement leveraged upon common needs and aspirations of the people of the continent. It must be an arrangement which seeks first and foremost to protect the interests of Africa and to promote cooperative action within a broad agenda of continental integration."