The delegation of Kazakhstan congratulates the Russian Federation on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. We wish our colleagues every success in chairing the work of the Council in the month of June. We also commend Ms. Wronecka, her team and Poland, as a whole, for their excellent and …
Kazakhstan is deeply concerned that, despite the signing of the agreement on the cessation of hostilities, the protection of civilians and humanitarian access, as well as numerous calls from the Security Council and all signatories, we continue to receive reports of continuing military actions and f…
We thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his update on the latest developments and would like to make the following observations.
Kazakhstan condemns the rocket firings from Gaza towards Israel on 29 May, which further erode prospects for peace. We have followed with the utmost concern reports of …
I welcome the insightful update delivered by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš on the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and his important contribution to the Security Council’s deliberations. Kazakhstan highly values the efforts of UNAMI and…
My delegation welcomes you, Sir, and the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and of Ukraine to the Security Council. We express our appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and the Chief Monitor of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Mo…
We thank Special Envoy Michel Kafando and Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their insightful briefings and significant contribution to our deliberations today.
At the outset, we would like to express our deep condolences to the people an…
We commend the presidency of Poland for this opportunity to discuss the activities of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) and the ways in which the international community can support the Group’s Joint Force. We would also like to express our appreciation to Ms. Bintou Keita, Assistant Secre…
We thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Mladenov, for his detailed and objective update on the situation in the Middle East. We are closely following his efforts and negotiations held with the key countries on this issue. We appreciate the positive outcome of
his mee…
I thank the presidency of Poland and the Polish Minister for Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Mr. Jacek Czaputowicz, for putting the spotlight on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, and the Secretary-General for his insightful recommendations. We also express warm appreciation to the Direc…
We thank Special Representative Salamé and Ambassador Skoog for their comprehensive updates on the situation in Libya and on the activities of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya.
Almost eight years have passed since the beginning of the c…
On behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan, I thank His Excellency President Duda for his opening remarks.
Kazakhstan considers today’s debate to be very timely and valuable. It provides an opportunity for the Security Council to step back from its daily work and reflect more broadly on how it may mos…
We thank Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun, Mr. Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and Ambassador Vieira for their insightful briefings on the latest developments in Guinea-Bissau.
Kazakhstan welcomes the recent encouraging steps by all parties t…
We thank the Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. De Mistura, for his update, and we were glad to hear some encouraging notes of optimism in his briefing.
Despite the numerous problems on the humanitarian and political fronts in Syria, Kazakhstan believes that it is imperative to continue to promote a sett…
My delegation is grateful to the Kuwaiti Permanent Mission for initiating this emergency briefing on the unfolding situation in Gaza. We also express our appreciation to Special Coordinator Mladenov for his comprehensive and objective update.
We were alarmed by the situation in that part of the Mid…
I would like to thank Mr. Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Francisco Madeira, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia.
A little more than a year has passed since the election of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohame…
We join others in expressing appreciation to Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Zahir Tanin, for his briefing on the reporting period. We also thank His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Ms. Vlora Çita…
I join others in thanking the three co-leads — the Permanent Representatives of Peru, Kuwait and the United Kingdom — for their detailed briefings on the Security Council mission to Bangladesh and Myanmar. I would like to express special gratitude to the Government of Kuwait for its generosity in p…
We join others in expressing our deep appreciation to the Joint Special Represenative for Darfur, Mr. Jeremiah Mamabolo, for his comprehensive update on the situation in Darfur. My delegation supports the conclusions of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/389) and would like to make the foll…
I thank the Polish presidency for organizing this important interactive discussion, including the very informative briefings by Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Force Commanders. We express our appreciation for their insights and commend them for their heroic service. The Kazakh delegation wi…
We would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her briefing.
We have taken note of the Prosecutor’s fifteenth report and update on activities regarding the situation in Libya, which unfortunately demonstrate that significant challenges remain. Acc…
