Salim said Pires enhanced his credentials when he stepped down at the end of his second term. "Dismissing outright suggestions that the constitution could be altered to allow him to stand again, he said: 'This is a simple matter of faithfulness to the documents that guide a state of law.' Throughout his long career President Pires has been dedicated to the service of his people, including those in the diaspora, while retaining his humility and personal integrity."
Mtafiti huyo kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Edinburgh anasema: “Uingereza suala hili halijawahi kuonekana wala kutiliwa mkazo na kuwa kipaumbele katika afya, labda kwa sababu ya wasiwasi kwamba sehemu za mwanamume zinatakiwa kubanwa. Hivi sasa hakuna shaka kwamba suala hilo ambalo liliongelewa hapo awali lina ukweli ndani yake, hivyo ni wakati kwa watu wote kuchukua hatua.”