The letters addressed by President Mbeki to the King of Morocco showed that the Saharan people had never ceased to trust in peace and a peaceful solution, notwithstanding the ever more violent and aggressive statements by various Moroccans in positions of authority.

One could only rejoice at seeing civil society grow stronger in Afghanistan. He had been able to meet the representatives of 36 organizations active in the human rights field, a promising sign in a country where the judicial system was in a period of transition.