sassou-nguesso here today. please join me in welcoming president denis sassou-nguesso to the national press club. [applause] >> madam president, mr. president, i thank you for the honor you have evtended to inviting me in this hallowed hall. you have a loud and african voice to be heard -- allowed an african voice to be heard. the universal nature of keys and insult. in an roosevelt hadthe with such insight at the beginning of the second world war and he stated and i broken,herever he's is it is the entire world -- peace is broken, it is the entire world that suffers." today still in europe and latin , peopleand in africa are at each other's throats. e bombs that fall stifle the voices. [speaking french] center in the mecca of the america. peace and security in central africa. this is a region of the hemisphere, of course, where my own country is found, the republic of congo. and in speaking to you today, i will highlight three main points. first of all, i will refer to the state of affairs in central africa in general, underscoring a number of actions undertaken by the congo in its contribution