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…
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
We thank Mr. Kafando, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, and Ambassador Lauber, in his capacity as Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their insightful briefings. We express our deep appreciation for the tireless work of the Special Envoy in leadi…
The delegation of Kazakhstan voted in favour of resolution 2401 (2018), on the cessation of hostilities in Syria. I express my gratitude to the co-penholders — Sweden and Kuwait — for their determined efforts to find common ground among the Security Council members. I also thank the members of the C…
We commend Special Representative of the Secretary-General Modibo Touré and Ambassador Mauro Vieira for their comprehensive briefings on the situation in Guinea-Bissau, and extend our full support for their commitment to facilitating a political solution to the crisis.
Kazakhstan is deeply concerne…
