For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a commodity - of political groups aiming to rise to power.

It is not right to associate the fight against international terrorist networks with an imaginary crusade against Islam.

My actions to promote peace, the mediation missions which I carried out during many conflicts, which very often occurred between brothers of the same country, are not driven by any ulterior motives or any calculations based on personal ambitions.

Therefore, every country has to understand that fighting against international terrorism is not for the sake of the United States, but for the sake of themselves, and, to a larger extent, in the name of stability of international relations.

Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own.

I'm not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize!

The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results.