Guinea's opposition leader, Cellou Dalein Diallo, castigated the diplomat's attitude in these terms, quoted by Balla Yombouno in the newspaper Le Djely:
Kiongozi wa upinzani wa Guinea, Cellou Dalein Diallo, amekosoa mtazamo wa mwanadiplomasia huyo kwa kuelezea, imenukuliwa na Balla Yombouno katika gazeti la Le Djely: