We thank Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura and Deputy High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Thomas Markram, for their briefings. We express our gratitude to Council members for initiating this emergency meeting, which we hope will lead to the launching of a timely and objective investigation o…
Having heard the statements of the representatives of the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation, we also would like to share our observations on this issue.
Kazakhstan has a well-deserved international reputation as an unequivocal opponent of all kinds of weapons of mass destruction, including …
I thank the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Thomas Markram, for his informative briefing. The position of Kazakhstan on the issue remains firm and consistent. The use of chemical weapons is absolutely unacceptable in any circumstances. Strongly condemning such actions,…
We join our colleagues in congratulating your delegation, Mr. President, on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month, and would like to assure you of our full support. We also commend the delegation of the Netherlands for its excellent work in leading us during the month o…
My delegation is grateful to the Kuwaiti delegation for calling for today’s meeting on the situation unfolding in Gaza. We also express our appreciation to Assistant Secretary- General Tayé-Brook Zerihoun for his comprehensive and objective update.
We are very concerned about the increasing death t…
I would like to thank the presidency of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, for organizing today’s debate on a very important issue. I am also grateful to the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, as well as to Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and Ms. Fatimata Tou…
I join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for his comprehensive briefing. I also wish to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, His Excellency Mr. Stephanus Abraham Blok, who is presiding over today’s meeting.
Kazakhstan remains committed to all …
At the outset, the delegation of Kazakhstan would like to express appreciation to the Kingdom of the Netherlands for convening today’s briefing. We are particularly pleased to see you, Minister Kaag, presiding over today’s meeting. We would also like to thank Under-Secretary- General Mark Lowcock an…
As an observer State of the African Union, Kazakhstan commends the Kingdom of the Netherlands for selecting a very timely and critical issue for consideration during its presidency of the Security Council this month. We look forward to a discussion that results in greater awareness and action.
We a…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Salamé and Ambassador Orrenius Skau for their comprehensive updates on the situation in Libya and the activities of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya, respectively. We fully support the view that th…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Lowcock for his briefing. We would like to commend the recent visit of Mrs. Kaag, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, with Under-Secretary-General Lowcock, to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and their drawing of internatio…
Kazakhstan is known for its clear and consistent position as an uncompromising opponent of all types of weapons of mass destruction, including chemical weapons. We condemn the use of weapons of mass destruction as immoral, inhuman and contrary to the principles of humanity. We express our deep conce…
We join others in expressing our deep appreciation to Joint Special Representative Mamabolo for his comprehensive briefing on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and to Ambassador Wronecka for her first 90-day report on the work of Committee established pursuant to r…
I join others in thanking Secretary-General António Guterres for his briefing.
We welcome the efforts of the United Nations, its system and the International Committee of the Red Cross to render immediate life-saving services, conduct hundreds of medical evacuations and send convoys to the besieged…
First of all, I thank the Dutch delegation for convening us to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. I also express my gratitude to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto, Ms. Sarabi and Ms. Safi for their respective detailed briefings.
I underscore the symbolism that this debate …
At the outset, I would like to thank His Excellency Minister Alfano, Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), for his briefing.
Kazakhstan welcomes the priorities of the OSCE Italian chairpersonship, under the motto, “Dialogue, Ownership, Responsibili…
We congratulate Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zerrougui on her assumption of her post and we thank her for her substantive briefing. We welcome the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Léonard She…
I join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General Lowcock and Under- Secretary-General Feltman for their comprehensive and sobering briefings.
Kazakhstan welcomed the unanimous adoption of resolution 2401 (2018). That document should be urgently implemented to ensure a comprehensive ceasefire in Sy…
We would like to join others in thanking Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Yemen, Mr. Ismail Ould Sheikh Ahmed, and Director of the Coordination and Response Division of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Mr. John Ging, for their updates.
We tak…
I join previous speakers in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita and Special Envoy Ismail Wais for their comprehensive briefings and commitment to seeking a solution for the crisis in South Sudan. My delegation would like to make the following comments on three issues.
First, on the hu…
