Peace is not a means. Peace is an end in itself. Peace is indivisible. A life without peace is not worth contemplating. The greatest and the most enduring legacy is peace.
Peace is the foundation of all development and progress.
It is either there or not there. There is no substitute for peace and any sacrifice is worth making for peace. This message is the very essence of the International Year for the Culture of Peace for which the year 2000 was designated by the United Nations General Assembly and which will now be followed by the Decade of the Culture of Peace. Dialogue is an imperative at both international and national levels. It is thus noteworthy that earlier this year political leaders of Africa and Europe sat down in a dialogue to promote cooperation for the mutual benefit of Africans and Europeans.