We congratulate the Republic of Poland most warmly for assuming the presidency of the Security Council and cordially wish you, Madam President, great success in all your endeavours, especially during your stewardship of this main organ dedicated to ensuring global peace and security. We also commend…
Kazakhstan recognizes that this conflict is one of the most long-standing ones in Africa and that the views of the parties do not converge. In that regard, we reiterate that there is no alternative to the process of reconciling interests,
making compromises and seeking mutually acceptable solutions…
We thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his detailed and objective update on the situation in the Middle East. We agree that the situation in the region remains complicated.
In Lebanon, the formation of a new Government and the election of a new President are positive outcomes, which will lead, h…
Kazakhstan, which attaches great importance to the topic of peacebuilding and sustaining peace, had expected His Excellency Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chairman of the Senate of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to deliver a statement today. However, he could not be here with us, so it is with great pleasu…
Let me start by congratulating you, Foreign Minister Néstor Popolizio Bardales, and Peru on your successful presidency of the Security Council this month, as well as to commend Lima’s initiative to organize this timely briefing on peacebuilding and sustaining peace. My delegation expresses appreciat…
I commend the delegation of Peru for highlighting the important and positive role of youth in maintaining international peace and security. I also thank Ms. Wickramanayake, the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth; Mr. Simpson, lead author of the progress study on youth, peace and security; and civil …
We thank Assistant Secretary-General Zouev for his insightful briefing on the final progress report (S/2018/344) of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
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We thank Mr. Alexander Zouev.
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We would also like to express our deep …
Today is a sad day for the Security Council family. The sudden and untimely death of Mr. Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue last evening has left us all stunned and speechless. On behalf of Kazakhstan, I offer our sincerest condolences to the Government, the nation and the people of Côte d’Ivoire for having lo…
We thank High Representative Nakamitsu for providing us with an update on the current status of the ongoing investigation into the incident that took place in Salisbury. We would also like to share the following observations.
Kazakhstan closely follows the developments of the case, which is undoubt…
I join others in congratulating Special Envoy Martin Griffiths on his first briefing in the Chamber. I thank him for his initial report and convey our readiness to extend our full support to him and his mission. I also thank Under- Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for his briefing.
We commend the ste…
We thank the delegation of the Russian Federation for initiating today’s open briefing on the very critical humanitarian situation in Syria, and we thank Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for his comprehensive and very informative briefing. Like others, we express our serious concern about the co…
Kazakhstan thanks the Peruvian presidency for highlighting the need to prevent conflict-related sexual violence by ensuring empowerment, gender equality and access to justice. We commend Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, for so succinctly presenting the key aspects of the Secretary-General’s …
Kazakhstan abstained in the voting today on draft resolution S/2018/355 because we believe that all disputes among States should be resolved through peaceful dialogue and constructive negotiations on the basis of equal responsibility for peace and security. As I mentioned in my statement earlier tod…
Kazakhstan expresses its serious concern about the sharp escalation of the situation in Syria. We call on all parties to prevent further military escalation and take effective steps aimed at restoring confidence and establishing peace and ensuring security in the long-suffering land of Syria on the …
We join others in expressing our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing and personal presence at today’s meeting. In our view, since his appointment as steward of this world Organization, he has ceaselessly promoted a very important approach, which is the use of amicable a…
I thank Ambassador Sacha Llorentty Solíz, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), for his very informative briefing.
In the face of the rapidly increasing threat of weapons of mass destruction, the implementation of resolutions 1540 (2004) and 2325 (2…
We join others in expressing appreciation to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Annadif and Ambassador Skoog for their comprehensive briefings. We also welcome to Chamber His Excellency Mr. Тiéman Hubert Coulibaly, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republ…
I thank everybody for today’s very difficult and unfortunately unproductive day. We voted for the Russian Federation’s draft resolution (S/2018/322) on sending a fact-finding mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) as soon as possible because, as we said yesterday …
Our position remains unchanged and consistent. Due to well-known historical reasons, Kazakhstan has always taken a firm and resolute stance of uncompromising condemnation of any use of weapons of mass destruction, including chemical weapons. We do so as that is an extremely heinous action and an una…
We thank Special Envoy Said Djinnit for his briefing and commend his tireless efforts and dedication to achieving peace and stability in the region. We welcome the Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Congo — which chairs the Peace and Security Council Framework Regional Oversight Mechani…
