Statement at the 1997 Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

"[...] I should like to emphasize that our efforts aimed at individual and collective self-reliance through economic cooperation and integration continue to be serious undermined by the prevalence of conflicts in the Continent. Conflicts, particularly the ethnic-related conflicts are threatening to destroy the social fabric of our society with significant impact on the socio-economic development of our countries and our region." - Dr. Salim, September 8, 1997