UN General Assembly
1997

“As success becomes more difficult to achieve, the need for action becomes more pressing.” In this connection, I am pleased to note the encouraging reaction of the international community in general, and more specifically, of the European Union and France, which have voiced their support and renewed their expression of trust in international mediation and in the Head of State of Gabon, and have urged him to continue his efforts. To give the Assembly an idea of what has been done, I would just like briefly to mention that President Bongo has proposed, on the one hand, a ceasefire agreement and, on the other, a political agreement to cover the transitional period from now until the presidential elections. The draft political agreement is the fifth one proposed since the negotiations began. It is based on the idea of power-sharing and the balanced participation of all 15 political forces in terms of holding power during the transitional period. The breakdown is as follows. Mr. Lissouba will remain as President of the Republic and