The
catastrophic consequences of nuclear war and the horrible death and
destruction it would surely cause shall further aggravate the
suffering of the poverty-stricken people in South Asia.

At this critical crossroads of history, we earnestly appeal to the
governments of India and Pakistan to heed the advice of International
community and resolve their differences diplomatically in a spirit of
the sub-continent's traditional common culture of non-violence and
tolerance. It is only by respecting the sentiments of their people
who are largely against terrorism and fratricidal war that the
responsible leaders of India and Pakistan could possibly fulfill
their mandate of guiding the deprived masses in South Asia towards
peace and prosperity.


Mr. José Antonio ABREU, Pianist Maestro, Venezuela * Mme Alicia
Alonso, Director National Ballet of Cuba * Mr. Patrick BAUDRY,
Astronaut, France * Mr. Pierre BERGE, President Yves St Laurent,
France * Mme Montserrat CABALLE, Opera Singer, Spain * Mr. Pierre
CARDIN, Fashion Designer, France * Mme Claudia CARDINALE, Film Star,
France * Mr. Marin CONSTANTIN, Music Maestro, Romania * Dr Cheick
Modibo DIARRA, African Astrophysician, USA * Mr. Miguel-Angel
ESTRELLA, Pianist Maestro, Argentina * Mme Vigdís FINNBOGADÓTTIR,
Former President of Iceland * H.R.H. Princesse FIRYAL of Jordan * Mr.
Ivry GITLIS, Violinist Maestro, Israel * Mme Bahia HARIRI, Parliament
Member, Lebanon * Mr. Ikuo HIRAYAMA, Traditional Painter, Japan * Mr.
Jean Michel JARRE, Electro-acoustic Maestro, France * Mr. Omer Zülfü
LIVANELI, Journalist, Musician, Turkey * Mme Rigoberta MENCHU TUM,
Nobel Peace Prize, Guatemala * Mr. Kitín MUŃOZ, Navigator primitive
boats, Spain * Mme Ute-Henriette OHOVEN, Art Patron, Germany * Mr.
Edson PELE, Football legend, Brazil * Mme Kim PHUC, Famous survivor
of Vietnam War, Canada* Mme Susana RINALDI, Tango Singer, Argentina *
Mr. Madanjeet SINGH, President South Asia Foundation, India * Mr.
Sheikh Ghassan SHAKER, International Entrepreneur, Saudi Arabia* Mr.
Wole SOYINKA, Nobel Literature Prize, Nigeria * Mr, Giancarlo Elia
VALORI, President Industrialists Union, Italy * Mme Marianna
VARDINOYANNIS, President Child and Family Foundation, Greece * Mr.
Julio WERTHEIN, Banker and Art Patron, Argentina *