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Erlan Idrissov

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first: 2000-09-24
most recent: 2016-09-24
sittings or episodes: 4
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“I am pleased to inform members that Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, will host the international exhibition EXPO 2017, entitled “Energy for the Future”, which is designed to disseminate best practices in the field of sustainable energy. On the basis of national consultations, we have developed a number of recommendations on development goals for the post- 2015 agenda and submitted them to the United Nations. We believe that those Millennium Development Goals that were not reached must be included in the post- 2015 agenda, in conjunction with the objectives of sustainable development. International partnerships must be strengthened for South-South and triangular cooperation so as to complement official development assistance activities.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Next Monday, 30 September, Kazakhstan will host the International Conference on the Green Bridge Partnership Programme in Astana with the participation of regional countries, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Economic Commission for Europe and other stakeholders. At that Conference the programme will be institutionalized and its secretariat established. Kazakhstan has made voluntary commitments to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions and investing in low-carbon development, all of which constitute Kazakhstan’s contribution to the Secretary- General’s global Sustainable Energy for All initiative and other initiatives aimed at sustainable development.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“A national plan for transitioning to a green economy has been developed, with programmes in key sectors of the economy — energy, water, utilities, agriculture, industry and biodiversity. Kazakhstan has also initiated the transition to a green economy in Central Asia within the framework of the regional Intergovernmental Commission on Sustainable Development. The Rio+20 Conference supported the Kazakhstan-sponsored Green Bridge Partnership Programme as a voluntary framework for mutually beneficial cooperation between the developed and developing world in the interests of sustainable development.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“The first World Anti-Crisis Conference was held as part of the Forum last May in Astana. The Astana Declaration, the recommendations of the Astana Economic Forum to the Group of 20 leaders and the road map of the World Anti-Crisis Plan were adopted as outcome documents. The second World Anti-Crisis Conference, which is to be held next May in Kazakhstan, will draft the world anti-crisis plan to combat the financial and economic crisis so as to ensure long-term sustainable economic growth. We are pleased to note the commendable work of the United Nations in implementing the agreements reached at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro (Rio+20), and Kazakhstan is actively contributing to that work.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Kazakhstan calls on Member States actively to participate in the events of the Decade and to support synergy between the Alliance of Civilizations and the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. The consequences of the global financial and economic crisis have led to the conclusion that the world needs a common policy of global governance. Kazakhstan therefore welcomes the adoption of the resolution on the United Nations in global economic governance (resolution 67/289), which recognizes the value of cooperation and interaction between the United Nations and various regional and subregional groups. Over the years, Kazakhstan has hosted the Astana Economic Forum, which is now a reputed international platform that covers the most pressing and ever- expanding issues of the world economy.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Kazakhstan, as a multiethnic and multi-confessional country, can facilitate a comprehensive dialogue among civilizations within the United Nations and various international and regional organizations. The Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which Kazakhstan convenes every three years, contributes to global and regional security by mobilizing the spiritual and moral potential of world religions to mitigate international conflicts so as to prevent confrontations between faiths and cultures. Additionally, at the initiative of Kazakhstan, the General Assembly proclaimed the period between 2013 and 2022 as the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures. Its official inauguration was held in Astana last month, thereby paving the way for cultural diversity and tolerance.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Kazakhstan is committed to the fundamental principles of international law, among which respect for human rights and freedom, based on impartiality and non-politicization, is deemed pivotal for a sustainable, universal and effective global architecture for protecting human rights. That, among other things, requires appropriate budgeting and the strengthening of the Human Rights Council and its special procedures, in particular the universal periodic review and the institution of special rapporteurs, as well as supporting the capacity and authority of United Nations human rights mechanisms. We need to implement civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights at the national, regional and global levels while paying particular attention to vulnerable groups.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“The Asian continent is transforming itself into a global powerhouse for the twenty-first century, with its production of more than 57 per cent of global gross domestic product — a trend that is expected to increase. However, that growth could be jeopardized by an aggravation of existing conflicts, illegal migration, drug trafficking, territorial claims, separatism, religious extremism and terrorism. To cope with those challenges, Asia needs a regional security architecture. Kazakhstan, as the host of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia, is striving to maximize opportunities for joint decision-making on security and cooperation in Asia.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Attempts to engage in the secret development of nuclear weapons in violation of international obligations cannot be justified under any circumstances. At the same time, Kazakhstan is against a military solution to the problem, since we are convinced that only the peaceful settlement of that crisis, within the framework of the Six-Party Talks, can ensure peace and stability in North-East Asia. Kazakhstan is genuinely interested in the sustainable and stable development of Afghanistan through its transformation into a politically stable and economically viable State in keeping with the decisions of the ministerial conference of the Istanbul Process held in Almaty last April. We support the rapid integration of Afghanistan into the regional framework so as to promote its speedy social and economic recovery.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“In order to ensure progress in the dialogue between the group of international mediators and Iran, Kazakhstan hosted two rounds of negotiations in Almaty this year. Specific agreements have yet to be reached, but we are confident that a mutually acceptable outcome is possible. We believe that concrete actions by Iran to ensure the transparency and peaceful nature of its nuclear programme, along with reciprocal constructive steps on the part of the group of six, will advance the settlement of the problem, rather than relying on sanctions alone. We all witnessed the latest positive signs of understanding on that issue during the current session and wholeheartedly welcomed them, remaining fully available to contribute to a productive negotiation process. We express our grave concern about North Korea’s nuclear programme.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“In order to take further decisive actions to eliminate the nuclear threat, President Nursultan Nazarbaev of the Republic of Kazakhstan has proposed the adoption of a universal declaration for a nuclear-weapon-free world, which would be an important step towards a nuclear-weapons prohibition convention, and thereby achieving a nuclear-weapon-free world. We count on Member States to finalize and submit a draft resolution on the universal declaration of the General Assembly at this session. We support an immediate political and diplomatic settlement of the situation concerning the Iranian nuclear programme on the basis of strict compliance with the provisions of the NPT and the International Atomic Energy Agency regulations.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Kazakhstan welcomes the willingness of the five permanent members of the Security Council to hold a dialogue on the Additional Protocol with the five countries in the zone and to provide negative assurances as soon as possible. Kazakhstan supports the early convening of the conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of weapons of mass destruction under the auspices of the United Nations and calls upon all States in the region actively to cooperate to make that important undertaking possible.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“The General Assembly resolution initiated by Kazakhstan establishing 29 August as the International Day against Nuclear Tests (resolution 64/35) matches the goals and objectives for the entry into force of the CTBT. The Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia, which came into force in March 2009, represents an important contribution by the Central Asian countries to international and regional security. It is the first nuclear-weapon-free zone established in the northern hemisphere and shares common borders with two major nuclear Powers. It is also the first such zone where previously nuclear weapons had existed.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We believe that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which remains the cornerstone of the non-proliferation regime, must reach full universalization, with the strict implementation of national obligations in accordance with the three fundamental pillars of the Treaty — non-proliferation, the peaceful use of nuclear energy and disarmament — in a balanced way. We call on all non-NPT countries possessing nuclear weapons to sign the Treaty and on all States parties not to withdraw. The entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) should become an important catalyst in the non-proliferation process, promoting the effective implementation of the NPT. We urge those countries that have not yet done so to sign and ratify that important document.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We call for the earliest possible convening of an international conference on the settlement of that conflict, with the aim of ending the violence and determining Syria’s political future through dialogue and reconciliation. The current situation in the nuclear disarmament process also does not encourage confidence in a more peaceful future. While we participated actively in yesterday’s High-level Meeting, we stress once again now from the rostrum of the General Assembly that our country has a special moral authority to champion the cause of nuclear abolition. By closing the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site soon after our independence in 1991 and renouncing the fourth-largest nuclear arsenal, Kazakhstan made a unique contribution in the multilateral effort to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Kazakhstan strongly condemns the use of chemical weapons in Syria, as confirmed by the findings of an independent investigation by the United Nations mission, and regards it as a crime against humanity. We support the adoption of a Security Council resolution on Syria that would stipulate strict compliance with a concerted decision on the elimination of chemical weapons in that country and the conduct of regular inspections of that process. We express our hope that the accession of Syria to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, as well as the placement of such weapons under international control, will preclude the possibility of their repeated use and will contribute towards the end of the long-standing and bloody conflict in Syria.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“A growing number of States in the Middle East and Africa, which were making steady progress, both economically and socially, are now witnessing regression. Some Asian States are facing similar risks of destabilization. The number of post-conflict countries is also on the rise, inevitably affecting global development in an interconnected world. Never before has the need been more compelling for equal partnership and the participation of all Member States, based on mutual respect and norms as embodied in the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. The United Nations, by the power invested in it by its Member States, stands out as our unquestioned leading entity on the world stage.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“On behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan, I should like first to congratulate His Excellency Mr. John Ashe on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session and to wish him every success in his important functions. I should also like to take this opportunity to express our profound gratitude to His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremi., President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session, for his able stewardship, energy and dedication in finding solutions to critical international challenges. Since we met here at the United Nations a year ago the world situation has not improved but, on the contrary, has deteriorated, becoming more fragile and vulnerable to new risks and threats.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“As to the scale of assessments and its methodology, we have always believed, and continue to believe, that the main criterion should be a country's real capacity to pay. We have set ambitious tasks for ourselves. Are we up to them? I am absolutely sure that we are, if we join our efforts. In fact, there is no other way. Such is the imperative of a new era, such are the aspirations of our nations. I thank the Assembly for its attention and wish it success in its endeavour to build a safer and better world in the next century.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“14 We believe that the peacemaking capacity of the United Nations should also be strengthened considerably, and we support the conclusions of the report (A/55/305) by the Brahimi Panel. As for Kazakhstan, it is forming peacekeeping forces through its participation in the Central Asian battalion, composed of three States of Central Asia, and through the creation of its own Kazakhstan battalion. There is no doubt that the financial capacity of the United Nations should be commensurate with the new tasks that the Organization is asked to perform. All Member States should meet their financial obligations under the United Nations Charter. In spite of its temporary economic difficulties, Kazakhstan is striving to do just that and is taking practical steps in that direction.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“We should support the genuine desire of the Secretary-General to drastically revamp our Organization. We believe that it is important to start from the head that is, the Security Council. The debates on that subject have gone on far too long. Shall we continue to mark time, or shall we take a responsible collective decision? We stand for the expansion of the Security Council, in both categories of membership, on the basis of equitable geographic representation and respect for the sovereign equality of all United Nations Member States. Kazakhstan supports the inclusion of Germany and Japan, as well as major developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, as permanent members of the Security Council, and also supports an increase in the number of non-permanent members.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Such a comprehensive approach promotes better regional cooperation in Central Asia and the integration of its considerable potential into the world economy. It serves common interests. We therefore urge the international donor community to actively contribute to the SPECA programmes and to promote the economic and democratic growth of Kazakhstan and other newly independent States in Central Asia. The three-pronged goal of global development, which I mentioned at the beginning of my statement, would be unattainable without an effective common tool. Such a took we see in the United Nations, and we are convinced that there is no alternative to our Organization. But the next century and the new, highly complex tasks we face will demand a radically renewed Organization free from the stereotypes of the past. This matter is in our hands.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Reducing the number of people without access to safe water is as vital today as ever. Kazakhstan calls for every country to adopt, under bilateral and multilateral treaties, legislative and administrative measures with regard to transboundary water resources and their management. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific have devised a joint Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), which encompasses all priority issues facing the region: development of the transit transport capacity and multiple pipeline systems; the management of energy and water resources; environmental protection; and technological growth.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Economic growth has increased the pressure on all the natural resources of our planet. The problem of lack of natural resources and their depletion creates serious economic problems and poverty. Economic development cannot stop. However, it should follow a different path. It should cease to destroy the environment so aggressively. It is because of the underestimation of environmental factors that Kazakhstan today faces such ecological disasters as those involving the Aral and Caspian Seas and the former Semipalatinsk testing ground. There have been many cases in history of nations and States being in conflict over the lack of drinking water and water for irrigation. Thousands and thousands of people have often had to pull up their roots because of problems with water.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“We think it is important to actively pursue the improvement of existing programmes and the development of new ones designed to raise the efficiency of the present transit system in Central Asia. Our landlocked country, and the region as a whole, should have secure multiple access to the world market. This is a matter of strengthening our sovereignty and independence. Environmental issues particularly the management of transboundary water resources, environmental pollution and the greenhouse effect long ago moved from the social and economic plane to the political one, and have acquired truly global significance. All countries face the problems of protecting the environment. Yet the effect on the environment experienced by developing countries and economies in transition is immeasurably much greater.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“In the context of the role of the Bretton Woods institutions in the world, I would like to mention the issue of the integration into the world economy of the economies in transition. The role and importance of this group of countries, which includes my own, in the world economy and politics will grow. I stress that it is important for Kazakhstan to continue constructive cooperation with the agencies of the United Nations family, as well as with the Bretton Woods institutions and other international organizations, in promoting economic reforms in my country. Kazakhstan continues to give priority attention to the development of the transit transport system in the States of Central Asia and in neighbouring developing countries.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“It should be said, however, that the WTO has to be thoroughly reformed in order to really liberalize and democratize trade relations. It should not be a controlling and selectively discriminating body of world trade policy. The Bretton Woods institutions also have to be reformed. We believe that the most important goals in reforming them are to ensure their openness and democratization, competence and adequacy and to improve cooperation with the United Nations. We share the criticism of the International Monetary Fund regarding its arm-twisting policy when loans are 13 conditioned on many political factors that have nothing to do with the actual economic situation.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“However, along with the obvious benefits, globalization entails the danger of a lopsided distribution of these benefits, both at the inter- State and intra-State levels. A widening gap between developed and developing countries is a burning issue. In fact, this gap is getting bigger, and debates are underway as to the forms of involvement of both groups of countries in the processes of globalization, particularly from the point of view of the solution of the problems facing the developing countries. The situation with regard to the future of the World Trade Organization (WTO) provides a good example of the differences in appraising the globalization phenomenon. This organization, uniting some 140 States, has become a trade and economic counterpart of the United Nations.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“The price of peace and human life is worth it. I would like now to look at the threat to the stability in our region through the prism of the Caspian Sea. The Caspian treasure-trove has turned now into the centre of attention. The interests of many States, not just of our region, converge there. The recent discovery in Kazakhstan's part of the Caspian Sea of the Kashagan oilfield, which is the largest one in the last 30 years, with forecasted reserves of 7 billion tonnes of high-quality oil, confirms once again that the potential of the Caspian Sea is enormous. It is our genuine desire and intention to see that this gift of God serves the interests of peace and prosperity. Globalization involves a new level of interaction and interdependence of States.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Without addressing it, it would be naÔve to hope for the elimination of the threat to stability in our region and, thus, in the whole world. At the same time, we believe that the key to the solution of the Afghan problem is in the economic revival of Afghanistan. Our common experience points to the futility of palliative measures and attempts to bring the conflicting sides to the negotiation table without a clear economic plan. There should be a comprehensive plan for the economic rehabilitation of Afghanistan which, together with economic measures, should incorporate the fight against the production of drugs, illegal arms trade, terrorism and extremism, and should take into account the specificity of the ethnic and religious situation in Afghanistan. Of course, adequate financial resources should bolster this comprehensive approach.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“We should be no less and, probably, more concerned by new threats: international terrorism, extremism, illegal trafficking in arms and drugs, and organized crime. Our newly independent State has come into direct contact with these threats. We are seriously alarmed by the situation in Central Asia and view the conflict in Afghanistan, the bandit groups' infiltrations in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and the situation in Chechnya in Russia as links in one and the same chain. Members have heard our neighbours - Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan - talking here about the same thing. I want to emphasize again that the way we see it, the root of the evil is the prolonged war in Afghanistan, and we urge the Security Council to seriously address the problem in that country on a long-term basis.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Kazakhstan, having been the epicentre of cold- war nuclear confrontation and having resolutely resisted the temptation to turn into a nuclear power after it gained independence, has every right to raise this issue with vigour. As for Kazakhstan, it continues to contribute to efforts to ensure global security. Fully respecting its obligations under the above-mentioned international instruments, Kazakhstan has been consistently promoting its initiatives with regard to the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA) and the establishment of a nuclear-free zone in Central Asia. We are convinced that the CICA initiative has a rational kernel, and we call on the United Nations and the Asian States to continue their support of the CICA process in the interests of Asian and global security.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“A fundamental issue of the elimination of weapons of mass destruction continues to be a matter of our common concern. International instruments in this field, first of all the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test- Ban Treaty and the Chemical Weapons Convention have not yet gained universal support and, thus, cannot be fully effective. The situation with regard to the Anti- 12 Ballistic Missile Treaty is also a cause for concern. We call on all countries to radically change this state of affairs and to support the Secretary-General's proposal to hold an international conference to find ways to avert the nuclear threat.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“The United Nations Secretary-General has rightly proclaimed a three- pronged task: freedom from fear, freedom from want and saving the human environment, precisely in the context of globalization. It is also true that globalization should not overshadow the problems and concerns of the ordinary man. Our efforts will be futile if we do not address the issues we face today in this logical sequence. Let me dwell on the three main components of our common goal: making the world a safe, free and prosperous place. While recognizing that global security and stability increasingly depend on economic, environmental and humanitarian aspects of development, we should not belittle the importance of the military and political dimension of security.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“At the threshold of a new century, we are in a position to say that our most important achievement is that the world has become freer. I believe that the key word explaining the substance of the changes that are taking place today should be the word renewal. By our definition, it means an absolutely new era of relations between nations, free of the vestiges of the past: pressure and diktat. It should be a triumph of the principle of genuine democracy and justice when all States have equal rights and obligations, irrespective of their economic and political differences. The renewal of international relations should be guided by the understanding that we live now in a global and interdependent world whose overriding principle is global partnership.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Such is the predominant human trait to look forward with optimism. Our past experience, however, warns us against excessive euphoria and illusions. We realize that the world is still full of threats, and our common impulse is to understand these threats and their causes and to find ways to overcome them collectively. This is what I felt during the days I spent at the Summit. I am probably not the only one who thinks the same way. But let us hope that the intellectual tide generated by the Summit will not just die down in the humdrum of everyday life, but will force us to get down to business in order to make our planet a safe and prosperous place. As we approach the new millennium, we surely want to take a fresh look at the road we have travelled so far.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“The current political debate is taking place against the background that is not quite usual. This Hall just heard statements by the participants in the Millennium Summit. Unprecedented round tables have just been conducted. The last several days have brought unusual hectic activity to the United Nations and the city that hosts the headquarters of our Organization. The most spectacular thing, however, is that the Summit has triggered an intellectual burst, an explosion of collective thinking. Apparently, this has been predetermined by a special quality of this particular moment in time, as we find ourselves at the threshold not just of a new century, but of a new millennium. Our acquisitive mind tries to look forward as far as possible and aspires to see there, against all odds, a better future.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)