Discussion with President Mandela on Developments in the DRC
Dr. Salim held a telephone conversation with President Nelson Mandela of South Africa regarding the deteriorating situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In their discussion they focussed on the importance of quickly sending a delegation to Angola and the DRC (Luanda and Kinshasa) to press for a cease-fire and stand-still of the forces in accordance with the Pretoria SADC Summit Communique.
"I then raised the issue of consultations with President Mugabe of Zimbabwe. Madiba replied that he favored that. In fact he had wanted that Zimbabwe should be in the team but President Nujoma had strongly advised that none of the countries which are already militariy involved (Zimbabwe and Namibia) should be part of the team." - Dr. Salim, August 24, 1998