Statement at the 15th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS
Statement of H.E. Salim Ahmed Salim, Secretary General of the OAU, at the of 15th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in Dakar.
"It is the resolution of conflicts and the restoration of peace and stability in Africa which will lay a firm foundation for our collective initiatives towards closer economic co-operation and integration. Whether it is at national level, or within the framework of ECOWAS or that of the African Economic Community, conflicts must first be resolved and peace restored. This will permit the application of Africa's creative innovation, the use of Africa's immense human and natural resources for purposes of the collective good, welfare and development and prosperity of the continent."