Kazakhstan welcomes the adoption of the resolution 2396 (2017), which supplements resolution 2178 (2014), on complex measures to combat foreign terrorist fighters. We thank the United States for its initiative to consolidate the efforts of Member States with a view to preventing and suppressing the …
Our delegation voted in favour of draft resolution S/2017/1060, which was introduced by Egypt. Kazakhstan’s position on the Middle East peace process remains unchanged. My country urges the parties to maintain the historical status quo of Jerusalem in accordance with previously reached international…
I thank the Under- Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Nakamitsu, for her briefing and for highlighting the threat to peace and security posed by illicit trading in small arms and light weapons. The Secretary-General’s report (S/2017/1025) also indicates that the p…
Our delegation thanks the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Bensouda, for her briefing.
We took note of the twenty-sixth report of the Office of the Prosecutor on the Court’s recent work in implementing resolution 1593 (2005) on Darfur. Kazakhstan is pleased with the continued pro…
I join previous speakers in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Keita for her comprehensive briefing on the situation on the ground in South Sudan.
Like others, we are gravely concerned at the persistent clashes between parties in South Sudan, which are causing food insecurity in the country to es…
We would like to thank the briefers for their comprehensive depiction of the dire situation of migrants and refugees in Libya. We also appreciate our French colleagues’ efforts to initiate today’s briefing.
This month alone we have had as many as three Council meetings on Libya, including with rega…
I thank the Italian presidency for convening this very important open debate in the Security Council and for initiating the adoption of today’s resolution 2388 (2017) on this extremely vital issue. My delegation takes this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to Secretary- General Guterres, …
I would like to start by paying tribute to President Asharaf Ghani and the Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mr. Abdullah Abdullah, for their valiant and selfless commitment, and I take this opportunity to wish the Government and the people of Afghanistan every success in their…
As we said yesterday (see S/PV.8105), Kazakhstan attaches great importance to the continuation of the work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM). The possible ways of improving the structure and the mandate of the Mechanism are…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu and the Head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons- United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), Mr. Mulet, for their comprehensive briefings.
The issue of the use of chemical weapons in Syria remains one of the most pressing issues…
I thank the Italian presidency for highlighting the plight of refugees and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Grandi for his comprehensive briefing.
In the aftermath of the Second World War, most countries agreed to protect refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Ref…
I would like to thank the French presidency of the Security Council for organizing this timely and important debate on strategic force generation for United Nations peacekeeping operations. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, and Ambassadors Momen and Blanchard, of Bangladesh…
At the outset, we express our deepest condolences to the United States for the loss of innocent lives in the massacre that took place last weekend, and we wish the injured a speedy recovery.
We thank Secretary-General Guterres for his comprehensive report on the work of the Organization (A/72/1), w…
I would like to thank Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office, Mr. Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism, and Mr. David Scharia, Officer-in-Ch…
I would like to join previous speakers in thanking Special Representative Shearer and Chair Mogae for their comprehensive and insightful briefings.
My country is concerned about the slow implementation of the South Sudan Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, si…
Mr. President, we would like to thank you for convening today’s meeting to hear your insightful briefing on the final report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/2017/672/Rev.1).
We are honoured to have his Excellency Mr. Léonard She Okitundu, Minister for Foreign Affa…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Tanin, for his detailed briefing on the recent developments in Kosovo. We also thank the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Dačić, and Ms. Çitaku for their statements.
The reporting period unde…
We thank Assistant Secretary-General Wane for his insightful briefing.
First of all, I would like to express our deepest condolences and solidarity to the people and the Government of Burkina Faso and to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) followin…
I would like to first thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed for her comprehensive briefing on her visit to Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I commend her for her inspirational leadership. I would also like to thanks Ambassador Téte António for his briefing.
Following the 19…
We support the adoption of resolution 2371 (2017), which envisages tough sanctions as a means to persuade Pyongyang to change its course in favour of a nuclear-weapon-free
future. The resolution also leaves room for the resumption of dialogue or a six-party mechanism for negotiations.
Kazakhstan s…
