I thank the Italian presidency and you, Mr. Minister, for convening this meeting and highlighting the security challenges that the Mediterranean faces today. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his comprehensive briefing.
The security environment in the Mediterranean region has inde…
For Kazakhstan, the fight against proliferation and the use of weapons of mass destruction remains one of the most important priorities of its foreign policy. For that reason, we are most seriously concerned about the current state of the non-proliferation regime in Syria, as well as in the region a…
At the outset, my delegation would like to welcome and acknowledge your presence, Sir, in presiding over today’s meeting, as well as the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Libya, Mr. Mohamed Siala. We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Mr. Ghassan …
Achieving sustainable global peace is impossible without peace and security in Africa and the Horn of Africa in particular. Even though we see success in the building of political institutions by the Federal Government of Somalia, terrorist organizations continue to perpetrate their destructive acti…
Kazakhstan takes a firm and consistent position on the issue before us. We have always opposed the use of any type of weapons of mass destruction in any circumstances by anyone. My country and my people are very engaged in and have always supported the fight against such atrocities.
We fully endors…
We thank Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his comprehensive update.
Kazakhstan’s position on the Middle East peace process remains clear and unchanged. We support negotiations aimed at a two-State solution and urge for their resumption, as soon as possible …
I would like to thank Ms. Sandra Honoré, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for her comprehensive briefing. As the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) approaches its end, we salute her invaluable role in bringing stability to Haiti and acknowledg…
We thank Secretary- General Guterres for his very insightful briefing on the stark and painful reality of the suffering caused by the risk of famine in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and north-eastern Nigeria. In line with the presidential statement on famine adopted in early August (S/PRST/2017/14), w…
Kazakhstan welcomes the official adoption of the political declaration on the implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (resolution 72/1).
We associate ourselves with the statement made yesterday by the representative of Egypt on behalf of
the Grou…
I join previous speakers in thanking Secretary-General Guterres for his comprehensive briefing on the dire situation of the Rohingya people who have been forced to flee Rakhine state of Myanmar to neighbouring countries.
Kazakhstan is deeply concerned about the mass exodus from Myanmar, with almost…
I thank Ethiopia for its able leadership this month and for highlighting the importance of aviation security. I also express my appreciation to the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Ms. Fang Liu, and the Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, Ambassador Am…
At the outset, let me congratulate Mr. Lowcock on his first briefing to the Security Council on Syria. He brings more than 30 years of experience to the position, having led and managed responses to humanitarian crises across the globe, and wise strategic leadership in the area of international deve…
I join earlier speakers in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto for his briefing. I take
this opportunity to thank him and all members and personnel of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for their dedication in carrying out their duties under c…
We wish to express our appreciation to Special Coordinator Mladenov for his comprehensive and objective update.
On the political track, we have already expressed our position on the expansion-of-settlements issue several times before, and our generic position remains unchanged, balanced and consist…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Feltman for his informative briefing and welcome Director Imam to our deliberations.
The visit of members of the Security Council to the countries of the Lake Chad basin enabled us to learn more about the Multinational Joint Task Force, as well as the humanitarian …
We are grateful to your presidency, Sir, for the excellent organization of the eleventh annual joint United Nations-African Union (AU) consultative meeting, held in Addis Ababa, and for the warm hospitality provided to the Security Council delegation.
I would also like to thank Special Representati…
Kazakhstan welcomes the unanimous resolve of Council members in urging North Korea to stop its nuclear programme by adopting resolution 2375 (2017), which entails a tougher and broader sanctions regime.
We deplore the fact that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continues to tirelessly viola…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in Colombia Jean Arnault for his comprehensive briefing and commend his and the United Nations Mission’s contribution to the successful completion of the first stage of the Final Peace Agreem…
We would like to commend the delegation of Egypt for its very able presidency last month, as well as to congratulate our Ethiopian colleagues on taking up the proceedings of the Security Council. We thank the Ethiopian presidency for the prompt convening of this meeting of the Council. I also thank …
We thank Assistant Secretary-General Wane, Special Envoy Haysom and His Excellency Mr. Mogae for their comprehensive and insightful briefings. I also commend them for their commitment to bring peace to South Sudan under difficult circumstances. My delegation would like to make the following observat…
