Omar Bongo Quotes

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• Do not forget that the Arab countries, starting with Algeria and Egypt, are the ones that have paid the heaviest toll because of Islamic terror.
• It is not right to associate the fight against international terrorist networks with an imaginary crusade against Islam.
• The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results.
• 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…
• 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,…
• It is important to stress: Africa is also a victim of the September 11 attacks.
• Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all of these consequences.
• But it is important to observe that when Europe or the United Nations impose sanctions that are supposed to be aimed against a certain regime,…
• But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability.
• But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards…
• Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results.
• The most powerful State in the world, which up to now was relatively protected from terrorist violence, is no longer an inviolable sanctuary.
• For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a…
• We do not control the trade of our resources, which are an important factor of prosperity for the dominant nations.
• From the time of independences until the end of the Cold War, in spite of the participation of a considerable number of African states in…
• Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.
• I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet.
• I'm not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize!
• The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused…
• In spite of our poverty and our economic dependence, we do not have to give in, neither because we are sometimes abandoned nor because of…

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