I thank the United States presidency for underscoring the importance of strengthening the political objectives and dimensions of peacekeeping operations. I also thank the Secretary- General for a very innovative and reformist approach to the entire peacekeeping continuum. We fully support his vision…
I wish to greet the Permanent Representative of Colombia in this Chamber and also to join others in expressing our heartfelt condolences to the people of Colombia on the tragic landslide in Mocoa.
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Jean Arnault, for his briefing and f…
The position of Kazakhstan on the use of chemical weapons in Syria is consistent and well known. We strongly oppose any use of chemical weapons, as well as any other kind of weapon of mass destruction by any State organization or individual, regardless of the circumstances.
We were shocked and deep…
We would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April, and to wish you every success. We are confident that under your leadership the Council will be able to make a breakthrough on many of the issues on its agenda.
We…
I thank the presidency of the United Kingdom for highlighting the importance of protecting cultural heritage as an imperative for humankind. We also convey our appreciation to the co-facilitators, France and Italy, for their efforts on resolution 2347 (2017), just adopted, which we were pleased to c…
Kazakhstan would like to welcome you, Mr. President, and to join the other members of the Council in condemning the recent terrorist attack outside the Houses of Parliament in London. We express our condolences to the families of the victims and wish the injured a speedy recovery.
We congratulate P…
I would like to join previous speakers in thanking Secretary-General Guterres, President Mogae, the Chair of the Joint Monitoring
and Evaluation Commission, and civil-society representative Ms. Sunday for their briefings.
Kazakhstan fully commends and supports the Secretary-General’s commitment to…
My delegation welcomes His Excellency Mr. Faustin Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic, to New York and thanks him for his very insightful analysis of his country’s trajectory of development. We also thank today’s briefers — Under-Secretary-General
Hervé Ladsous and the Perm…
I congratulate Ambassador Sacha Sergio Llorentty Solíz and welcome him as the new Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). I wish him every success in fulfilling this important responsibility. We appreciate his informative briefing and commend him on the immense progres…
We thank the British presidency for highlighting the gravity of human trafficking in conflict situations. We acknowledge with appreciation the Secretary-General’s stewardship and moral voice to halt that scourge. We appreciate the briefings of Executive Director Fedotov, Commissioner Hyland and soci…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto for his comprehensive briefing, as well his for the commitment and contribution of the team of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to peace and security in Afghanistan.
We also thank Ms. Sima Samar, Chair of …
We appreciate today’s update by Under-Secretary-General O’Brien and
his committed efforts to alleviate the humanitarian situation globally and in the Middle East and Africa, in particular. My delegation would like to make the following observations.
With regard to Yemen, an escalation of the milit…
Kazakhstan has always opposed the use of chemical weapons, as well as any other kind of weapon of mass destruction. In that regard, we consider the facts pertaining to the use of chemical weapons in Syria to indicate a flagrant and inhuman act that cannot be justified. Given the extreme importance o…
I join my colleagues in the Security Council in reaffirming our commitment to all issues addressed during the month of February. However, I would like to focus on three items that appeared on the agenda in February and to which Kazakhstan is making a contribution: Central Asia, Syria and counter-ter…
We thank Special Representative Zahir Tanin for his detailed briefing and his efforts and commitment to bringing peace to Kosovo.
The situation in Kosovo needs the continuing attention of the Council as an ongoing item on its agenda. Our priorities should be to continue promoting dialogue between t…
I would like to thank the Ukrainian presidency for convening this important meeting and to warmly welcome the Chairperson-in- Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria, Mr. Sebastian Kurz.
Despite our collective efforts, we …
I join previous speakers in thanking the Ukrainian
presidency, through you, Mr. Foreign Minister, for organizing today’s debates.
I would also like to express the gratitude of the entire Kazakh delegation to the briefers for their far- reaching briefings.
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We fully support the …
We were saddened to learn yesterday of the untimely passing of Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations. On behalf of Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov and the entire Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, we convey to him our deepest condolen…
Let me express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for highlighting the need to protect critical infrastructure in the light of the recent change of the tactics, forms and strategies of terrorist organizations witnessed today. The challenge becomes more acute considering the immensely vast scope and…
Kazakhstan is gravely concerned about the dangerously deteriorating situation in eastern Ukraine and its severe impact on the local civilian population, which results in death and injuries and many humanitarian problems. We extend our sincere and deep condolences following the civilian casualties, w…
