UN General Assembly
1998

In the case of my country, the war imposed upon it by its neighbours has destroyed what remained of its economic fabric, which had long suffered from the economic mismanagement of the former dictatorship. That is why I appeal urgently to the United Nations and more specifically to the “Friends of the Congo” — which at the Brussels conference decided to provide the assistance needed to rebuild the Democratic Republic of the Congo — to contribute to the trust fund established for that purpose, with a view to helping in the economic recovery and the rebuilding of my country. I wish in conclusion to say that my country would appreciate enormously any action that the United Nations might consider to prevail upon the Rwandese Republic to sign the non-aggression pact among the members of the Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, and to establish democracy in Rwanda and Uganda. For all my country’s problems are repercussions of the policy of non-democratization in Rwanda and in Uganda. The international community would thus be performing a useful task.