"There is a need to take advantage of the change that has taken place in the Congo, however tragic that has been in its coming."

"You kept quiet... When these victims wanted your help to survive, you kept quiet."

"There are some who are scared by unity and by building a country on the basis of ideas."

"Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out."

"We cannot turn the clock back nor can we undo the harm caused, but we have the power to determine the future and to ensure that what happened never happens again."

"Such problems are not solved in one day but there is a great step toward peace and security in the region."

"In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development."