"The PTA embodies the collective desire of the Member States to pursue policies promoting unity and self-reliance. Afterall, Africa's hope
for the future lies in its ability and willingness to pull together and to
act in unison. This is dictated by the simple logic of economic self-
preservation, as it is by the inevitable eventuality of the fundamental
changes now taking place in Europe and which are bound to have far
reaching consequences to our economies." - Dr. Salim, November 30, 1989
