Statement at the RECAMP Seminar

"It is noteworthy that this year's RECAMP exercise is taking place in this region. With the benefit of the experience so far accumulated in matters of peace-keeping in Somalia, in the DRC, in Rwanda, in Burundi, in Ethiopia and Eritrea, there is no doubt that the region taken in a broader context has had quite a challenging experience in the aspect of peace-keeping. It is, therefore, my fervent hope that by bringing RECAMP to this region and by expanding its scope to include political and humanitarian exchanges, a platform would have been provided for dealing with problems that had either undermined, continue to undermine or complicate peacekeeping deployments in the region, if not on the Continent as a whole." - Dr. Salim, May 10, 2001