Statement to African Ministers Responsible for Economic and Social Development

"I would like today, however, to refer to the ongoing tragedy in Rwanda and the brutal carnage to which innocent people are being subjected since the 6th of last month following the tragic death in a plane crash, in very suspicious circumstances, of the Presidents of Rwanda and Burundi and some of their aides. The senseless violence, the wanton killings and massacres perpetrated against innocent civilians, women, children and even sick people pulled out of their hospital beds have outraged us all. These wanton killings and systematic massacres have been compounded by the resumption of the hostilities between the Rwanda Government Forces and those of the Rwandese Patriotic Front." - Dr. Salim, May 2, 1994