First of all, we join others in thanking Special Representative Helen La Lime for her informative briefing. Since this is her first briefing as Special Representative, we would like to
congratulate her on assuming this important position and wish her every success in all her endeavours.
Kazakhstan…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo; the Chargé d’affaires ad interim of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, Serge Christiane; and Ambassador Karel van Oosterom for their informative briefings. I would also like to welcome the participation of Secretary of State…
I would like to thank Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their informative and comprehensive briefings on the Residual Mechanism’s semi-annual progress report.
We would like to take this opportunity to ex…
Let me start by welcoming you, Mr. President, in the Chamber and commend the Ivorian delegation for holding another very active debate on cooperation in the prevention and resolution of conflicts. My delegation expresses its appreciation to Secretary-General Guterres, Chairperson of the African Unio…
At the outset, on behalf of the Government of Kazakhstan, my delegation joins others in conveying our deepest condolences to the United States and its people on the passing away of a great statesman, former President George Herbert Walker Bush. He was the one who recognized the independence of Kazak…
At the outset, my delegation would like to congratulate the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December and to assure you, Mr. President, of our support. I would also like to express our great appreciation to the delegation of China for its …
I thank the Chinese presidency for convening today’s emergency meeting on the latest developments in the Azov Sea.
Kazakhstan, as a member of the Council, is open to dialogue and is ready to debate international security issues in the context of transparent discussions in order to prevent internati…
We would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, Mr. Michel Kafando, and the Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding
Commission, Ambassador Jürg Lauber of Switzerland, for their insightful briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Burund…
I thank the Chinese presidency for putting the spotlight on strengthening peacekeeping operations in Africa, and would like to join previous speakers in commending Secretary- General António Guterres and the African Union (AU) Commissioner Smaïl Chergui for their comprehensive and insightful briefin…
My delegation thanks Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his comprehensive and objective briefing, as always, and his unfailing commitment to the region.
First of all, we welcome the decision taken by Israel and Hamas in Gaza to observe a ceasefire based on the terms of the agreement the two …
We thank Special Envoy De Mistura for his briefing. At the outset, on behalf of Kazakhstan, I would like to express our most sincere gratitude for his efforts and those of his team in their commitment to peace in Syria. Most of all, we express our recognition for the Special Envoy’s outstanding enga…
My delegation joins others in expressing thanks to Special Envoy Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General Lowcock, Executive Director Beasley and social protection specialist Jarhum for their insightful, eloquent and informative updates. Kazakhstan is closely following the recent developments and would li…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix; African Union (AU) Commissioner Smaïl Chergui; and UN-Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for their comprehensive briefings on their joint visit to South Sudan.
The delegation of Kazakhstan commends them for their efforts to promote…
We commend the presidency of China for this opportunity to discuss the activities of the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel). We would like to express our appreciation to Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Maman Sidikou, Permanen…
First, we would like to thank the delegation of United Kingdom for drafting today’s very important resolution (resolution 2444 (2018)). We also welcome the representatives of Somalia, Eritrea and Djibouti in the Chamber.
We would like to highlight that this year has been marked by unprecedented pos…
I thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General
and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, for his comprehensive update on the reporting period based on the recent report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/981).
The current state of affairs in K…
We join others in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Leila Zerrougui for her insightful briefing. We also extend appreciation to Ms. Joséphine Mbela for her informative update.
On the political front, Kazakhstan positively notes the progress made by the Government of the Demo…
We would like to express special thanks to Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his productive and effective work for more than three years in his capacity as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) at a critical time for Iraq. Kazakhstan commends…
On behalf of the delegation of Kazakhstan, I wish to express our sincere thanks to Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for presenting the sixty-second report of the Agency, for the calendar year 2017 (see A/73/315). The report reflects the Agency’s ba…
I thank the Chinese presidency for convening this timely open debate on multilateralism, which represents one of the great contributions of the United Nations to humankind. We would like to express our appreciation to Secretary- General António Guterres, Ms. Alya Ahmed Said Al-Thani, Acting Presiden…
