They also agree that a step-by-step approach, based on reconciliation, is better than an open struggle for power, which could quickly take on a calamitous ethnic dimension. That consensus will remain credible as long as political reform continues and economic growth accelerates.
各方都认为长期以来，这个幅员辽阔，资源丰富的国家都没有发挥其应有的作用。他们也认为给予和解基础上的循序渐进的改革比公开的权力之争更好。因为后者很快会造成灾难性的民族问题。只要政治改革继续进行，经济加速增长，达成的这项共识就是可靠的。经过长期的经济停滞之后，人们都希望看到他们的生活朝着好的方面改变。