I have always firmly insisted that the human rights of all citizens must be respected irrespective of their ethnic origin or religion. A solution could have been found and must be urgently accomplished with democracy throughout Yugoslavia for once and all. My wife and I have much sorrow for the suffering of all the innocent refugees both Albanian and Serb and we both pray that this tragedy will end soon. My ambition is for a democratic Yugoslavia as a modern European state with strong ties to the rest of world, but bombs are not going to bring that about. A just solution must be found only by peaceful means and through all encompassing negotiations and diplomacy.
Bombs are no substitute for diplomacy.
It is my hope that it is not too late to prevent the ultimate catastrophe with the whole of the Balkans being engulfed in conflict. I appeal again to you to order a cessation of bombing and to set in motion negotiations with all Yugoslav entities to resolve the crisis. I am sure your share my anxiety and worries and will do everything in your power to resolve this tragedy and help all the people.