what we hold dear in this country and in other civilized nations throughout the world.

With the world divided, the United Nations divided, our country divided and our party divided, it would be inexplicable if we did not have a debate on this crucially important issue.

He has steered his country through a most difficult and painful transition ... We now look forward to the presidential elections when the Russian people will decide on Boris Yeltsin's successor and take a further step towards embedding the democratic process.

We are angry. We are angry about extremism and about what they are doing to our country, angry about their abuse of our good nature, ... We welcome people here who share our values and our way of life. But don't meddle in extremism because if you meddle in it ... you are going back out again.

We have shown the world that South Africa is not among those nations who allow corruption to unravel the fabric of their country's soul.

As I said to the President yesterday, this country will stand ready to help in any way that we can,