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Kassymzhomart TOKAEV

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first: 2003-09-24
most recent: 2006-09-24
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“We express our appreciation to all States that have supported Kazakhstan’s candidature for the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2009. Kazakhstan will continue to be active on all key items of the global agenda. In conclusion, I would like to quote a popular saying in my country: “Nothing can be farther than yesterday and nothing can be closer than tomorrow”. A year ago, at the World Summit, we agreed to take action to reform the United Nations. We should not forget that humanity pins its hopes for a better future on the United Nations as an indispensable Organization. It is high time to take specific and effective action to raise the prestige of our Organization.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Ahead of the other post-Soviet countries in many areas, Kazakhstan has always assumed responsibility for the implementation of international initiatives, whether it be the decision to shut down the Semipalatinsk nuclear testing ground, or to voluntarily renounce nuclear weapons, or its initiatives to convene a regional security forum in Asia, or to hold a congress of leaders of world and traditional religions or to host the first global conference on transit-transport cooperation or to host a special meeting of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee. In 2007, Kazakhstan will host the sixty-third session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Kazakhstan carries out a balanced foreign policy based on our long-term national interests and aimed at the development of friendly ties with neighbouring countries and all interested countries of the world. As the current Chair of the Commonwealth of Independent States, my country has devised a plan to reform that organization in order to enhance its capacity. Kazakhstan has been working actively in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Eurasian Economic Community and supports the Collective Security Treaty Organization.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Our accomplishments are evident. My country, home to more than 100 ethnic groups and practically all religions, is a model of tolerance, accord and stability. It is no accident that Kazakhstan has hosted a forum of leaders of world and traditional religions. The second congress has just completed its deliberations in Astana, at which religious leaders adopted a declaration calling for an active dialogue among religions. We cannot allow the use of religious differences as an instrument of hatred and strife, and we have to save humanity from a global clash of religions and cultures. The congress has become Kazakhstan’s contribution to global dialogue among religions.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Kazakhstan renews its commitment to the Millennium Development Goals. The United Nations Development Programme report issued on the eve of the 2005 World Summit demonstrates that our country has made great strides in that area. As a major exporter of energy resources, Kazakhstan will continue to pursue its policy to ensure 06-53323 32 their delivery to world markets through multiple routes. With the growing economy, the Government is consistently increasing social spending, primarily in health care, education, employment and other areas. Our efforts have made it possible for the World Bank to rank Kazakhstan as a successful State with a dynamically growing economy. We pay close attention to the promotion of democracy, the building of civil society and the enhancement of inter-ethnic and inter-faith accord within the country.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“The average growth of our gross domestic product over the past five years is 10 per cent. The World Bank has included Kazakhstan in the top 20 most attractive economies for investment. The Government works to ensure that Kazakhstan will join the ranks of the most competitive economies. To reach that target, we have developed an innovative industrial economic development programme and finance relevant projects through a special national fund. All the basic development institutions have been established. Negotiations on Kazakhstan’s admission to the World Trade Organization are in their final stages. Programmes are being implemented to use the transport and transit capacity of the country, and large- scale projects are being carried out to integrate the country’s transportation infrastructure into the Eurasian transportation system.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“In our view, development issues should remain the focus of attention of the international community. The timely and effective achievement of the Millennium Development Goals will grow in importance as we approach 2015. Kazakhstan supports decisions on development issues taken at major international conferences and United Nations summits, and calls for their timely and effective implementation. As the largest landlocked country, Kazakhstan urges the international community — above all the developed countries — to make every effort to meet the needs of the least developed and developing landlocked countries. The structural reforms carried out since its independence have totally transformed Kazakhstan. Today, it is one of the most dynamic States of the world and has set ambitious goals to promote further development.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“The fight will be effective only if we join our efforts and mobilize the resources of the United Nations and its specialized agencies. It is precisely for that reason that Kazakhstan has supported the United Nations initiative to set up in Kazakhstan a Central Asian regional information and coordination centre to fight illegal drug trafficking. We welcome the results of the General Assembly’s High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. We believe that those discussions have helped to lay the groundwork for a regular dialogue on that issue among all parties concerned. As a country of destination, transit and origin for migration, Kazakhstan is willing to take an active part in the search for solutions to the problems of illegal migration, labour migration and the protection of the rights of migrants.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Recent explosions in Iraq and Turkey and the aborted London terror plot indicate that this global threat is clearly growing. It is impossible to counter the threat without consolidated efforts on the part of the entire international community to speed up the implementation of relevant counter-terrorism conventions and Security Council resolutions. We have to strengthen cooperation between Member States at the United Nations. The early conclusion of a comprehensive convention on international terrorism is very much on our agenda. With illegal routes for the delivery of Afghan drugs from Asia to Europe running through its territory, Kazakhstan makes every effort to address that threat, yet it is clear that no country in the world can address it effectively on its own.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“It is vitally important to identify how the belated adoption of the Security Council resolution on Lebanon is consistent with the process of United Nations reform. The inefficiency of the institutional system of the United Nations and the lack of broad understanding among Member States negatively affect global and regional stability and security. Kazakhstan has decided to run for a seat on the Economic and Social Council. We express our appreciation to those Member States that have supported our nomination. If elected, we intend actively to participate in the work of that important United Nations organ on all substantive items on its agenda. Speaking from this high rostrum, I feel obliged to express serious concern about the resurgence of international terrorism.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Since the early days of the conflict, Kazakhstan has called for the strengthening of the Security Council’s role in the settlement of that crisis. The deployment of a strengthened contingent of United Nations peacekeepers in the conflict zone was the only viable solution to that large-scale crisis. Regrettably, the lack of an effective mechanism to prevent the break-up and spread of armed conflicts 31 06-53323 remains a serious problem. In our view, the establishment of a United Nations preventive diplomacy and conflict prevention centre in Central Asia remains a relevant proposition. That Centre would focus on the provision of advice and expertise to the countries of the region, taking into account their national interests and security considerations.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“I refer first and foremost to dual-use materials and technologies, as well as to missiles and the means of delivery of weapons of mass destruction, with full and strict compliance with the provisions of the Security Council resolution adopted in 2004. The possibility of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorists is a matter of grave concern. To prevent such a scenario, we have to push for the accession of all United Nations Member States to the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. We live in a world where tensions between States and armed conflicts are still very much a part of everyday life. The crisis in Lebanon has highlighted yet again the need to use effectively the United Nations capacity to maintain international peace and security.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“In our view, the States concerned should strictly comply with their commitment to a moratorium on nuclear test explosions and work to ensure the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. All peaceful nuclear programmes should be carried out in a transparent manner under the control of the International Atomic Energy Agency. It is a matter of great concern that the crisis has extended not only to strategic, but also to conventional weapons. Regrettably, Member States have so far failed to devise common approaches to the Programme of Action in that area. We have to step up efforts to tighten national export-control mechanisms.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“It is time to make coordinated efforts to overcome that crisis. The process to that end has already made a good start. The Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia, signed on 8 September in Semipalatinsk, is a demonstration of the political will of five Central Asian States: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The signing of that milestone instrument could become a catalyst for the process of enhancing the NPT. We believe that tangible progress in that area is possible if all Member States comply with their obligations regarding nuclear disarmament and the vertical and horizontal proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The Central Asian States are ready to continue consultations with the permanent members of the Security Council on the issue of that Treaty’s entry into force.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“That position is rooted in the sufferings of our people, who are still reeling from the negative effects of nuclear explosions at the Semipalatinsk nuclear testing ground, shut down exactly 15 years ago by decree of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The position was bolstered by the historic decision of my country to voluntarily renounce its nuclear arsenal, which used to be the fourth largest in the world. We want that step to serve as a commendable example in the light of the ongoing large-scale crisis that has struck the global security system. Regrettably, the lack of any result at the last Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the United Nations Disarmament Commission remains a major challenge for the international community.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“The establishment in Asia of a mechanism of cooperation to enhance regional security and stability, known as the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA), was one of Kazakhstan’s first initiatives, put forward from this rostrum in 1992. We can safely claim that the initiative has proved its viability and has become an important factor of international relations at this juncture, as evidenced by the outcome of the second CICA Summit, held in Kazakhstan last June. The documents adopted by CICA, such as the Catalogue of Confidence-building Measures and the Agreement on the Establishment of the CICA Secretariat, have created propitious conditions for regional cooperation and multilateral dialogue in Asia. Kazakhstan has consistently called for an enhanced nuclear-weapons non-proliferation regime.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“They were set up thanks to the intensive efforts of all delegations, which were able to reach a compromise through negotiations. On the other hand, the lack of any progress on the issue of reforming the work of the General Assembly and the Security Council is seriously impeding the institutional reform of the Organization. In our view, further delays in that process might have a negative impact on the United 06-53323 30 Nations efforts in the areas of international stability, security and development. For the delegation of Kazakhstan, the current session is, in a way, an anniversary session. We are taking part in the work of this forum for the fifteenth time. While consistently advancing its national interests in the international arena, my country is firmly committed to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Madam, on your election to your high office and express confidence that, under your skilful stewardship, the sixty-first session of the General Assembly will be successful and fruitful. Last year’s World Summit reaffirmed the role of the United Nations as an indispensable and universal forum for taking important action on today’s burning issues. The Summit’s decision to carry out United Nations reform, the most radical in its history, is a case in point. We are now in a position to give a preliminary assessment of the work in that area. The results, unfortunately, are mixed. On the one hand, helpful decisions have been taken to establish new elective bodies within the United Nations system — the Peacebuilding Commission and the Human Rights Council.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“The people of the region were the unwitting victims of some 500 nuclear-weapons tests conducted in the heat of the global arms race. We are grateful to the Governments of Japan, the United States and other donor States for the due attention being paid by them to this screaming problem, yet we believe that, in this particular case, multilateral cooperation would have been more effective. The framework for such cooperation is already in place in the form of a relevant General Assembly resolution, whose potential has not been used to the full. In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that Kazakhstan will continue to exert every effort to strengthen global and regional stability, fight terrorism and meet other challenges that we face today.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“The continued degradation of the environment of the region seriously affects the health and livelihood of the population. The situation in the Aral Sea region has acquired global dimensions; the salt from its seabed has long been present in the air in Europe and Asia, and even over the North Pole. Yet the international community, unfortunately, is not fully aware of the grave ramifications of this environmental disaster. Technical assistance and financial aid to the population of that long-suffering region have been sporadic. We believe that a special General Assembly resolution on the Aral Sea has long been overdue. We also urge the international community to reactivate fruitful cooperation in the solution of social and economic problems facing the population around the former Semipalatinsk nuclear testing ground.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“As a country with the potential to become a major world exporter of oil and gas, Kazakhstan attaches great importance to the determination of the legal status of the Caspian Sea and to the signing of a convention on that issue. An agreement by the littoral States on the use of the Caspian Sea exclusively for peaceful purposes has become an important accomplishment in the negotiation process. Kazakhstan holds the view that it is necessary to continue intensive efforts in a five-party format, gradually overcoming existing differences in the search for solutions that would agree with the fundamental principles of international law and promote the final determination of the legal status of the Caspian Sea. Kazakhstan is gravely concerned by the fate of another sea — the Aral Sea.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“The Almaty Programme of Action, adopted by the International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries and International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport Cooperation, held in August of 2003 in my country, has provided to the landlocked Central Asian States an important tool for the solution of their trade and transit problems. We hope that the needs of inland States will be duly taken into account in trade negotiations in order to provide appropriate privileges and preferences to that group of countries. 32 It is a well-established fact that the transportation policies of many countries, including Kazakhstan, are closely linked to the delivery of hydrocarbons to world markets.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Having been given the status of a market economy and enjoying a high rating in the financial community, Kazakhstan has been recognized by the international community as a leader among the post- Soviet States in practically all economic indicators, including direct foreign investments. We welcome the start of a direct dialogue between the Central Asian States and Japan and consider that form of cooperation to be very meaningful and promising. We also attach great importance to the partnership between our region and the United States in order to create a zone of free trade.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“We also commend the results of the cooperation with NATO within the framework of its Partnership for Peace programme and consider the possibility of increasing the level of our cooperation with that alliance. Kazakhstan continues to pay priority attention to the development of its cooperation with Russia, the United States, China, the countries of Central Asia, the European Union and the Asian and Islamic countries. We are now in a position to claim considerable progress in that area, which has allowed us to create favourable external conditions for liberal reforms in the country.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“We have great expectations regarding integration within the framework of the single economic space made up of the territories of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. Our country also supports the strengthening of the capacity of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as a major and influential international organization. Recently, President Nursultan Nazarbaev has made concrete proposals concerning the reform of the Commonwealth. Kazakhstan reaffirms its commitment to the implementation of its obligations towards the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and hopes that the upcoming ministerial meeting in Sofia will develop new approaches to the reform of that organization in order to adapt it to new challenges emerging from our region.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“The success of that forum has strengthened our conviction that it is absolutely essential to establish a dialogue and ensure peaceful coexistence between religions and civilizations, in the interests of peace and global security. Kazakhstan reaffirms its strong commitment to integration and multilateral cooperation at the regional level. This approach, which promotes the sustainable social and economic development of Kazakhstan, is fully within our long-term interests. Such institutions as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Eurasian Economic Community, the Organization of Central Asian Cooperation and the Economic Cooperation Organization play an ever-increasing role in the efforts to strengthen security, develop economic cooperation and create conditions for the prosperity of our large region.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“The fact that our multi-ethnic State enjoys a large degree of inter-confessional and inter-ethnic accord says a lot; first of all, it is a confirmation that Kazakhstan has become an integral part of the civilized community. We categorically reject the concept of the clash of civilizations and consider it to be counterproductive and harmful, because it serves as a justification for international conflicts and the barbaric actions of international terrorists. Kazakhstan firmly believes that dialogue and harmony among civilizations are not only possible but also necessary. For that reason, our head of State initiated a congress of world religions, held in Astana in September of 2003.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“The first CICA summit, held in June of 2002, became a milestone in that process and paved the way for practical efforts to institutionalize the Conference. The draft catalogue of confidence-building measures and the draft rules of procedure have already been agreed and are expected to be adopted at a ministerial meeting of the CICA countries, scheduled to be held in October 2004 in Almaty. The adoption of the catalogue will create a unique document encompassing a range of measures in the military, political, economic, cultural and environmental areas designed to strengthen security and confidence in Asia. As a newly independent State, Kazakhstan wants to contribute to global harmony and stability.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“In view of that, Kazakhstan supports the activities of the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime in Central Asia, particularly the adoption of a regional plan of action to control the illicit spread of drugs in the States neighbouring Afghanistan and the establishment of a security belt around that country. We believe that the deployment in Afghanistan — under the auspices of NATO — of the International Security Assistance Force is an important factor in the restoration of peace and security in the country. Kazakhstan’s initiative regarding the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) — already a fact of international life — is an effective tool designed to strengthen confidence and 31 security in Asia.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“We expect that the international community, starting with all the developed countries, will live up to their commitments with regard to the rehabilitation of Afghanistan. As for our country, we are ready to contribute to the process, within our means. We believe that the well-being of the Central Asian region is largely dependent on the normalization of the situation in Afghanistan. We have every reason to be concerned by such problems as the increasing spread of drugs, illegal migration and surging religious extremism. Together with poverty, ecological degradation and the lack of water resources, these phenomena provide a breeding ground for international terrorism, which is gaining force in our region.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“The participation of a unit of the armed forces of Kazakhstan in the multinational force in Iraq is a demonstration of our country’s commitment to the implementation of its obligations towards the maintenance of international peace and security. Continued instability in the Middle East is a matter of grave concern to Kazakhstan. From our point of view, the resumption and advancement of the peace process, on all tracks, and the implementation by all parties to the conflict in the Middle East of their commitments, as reflected in the road map and relevant Security Council resolutions, should remain the main goal of all those concerned. Kazakhstan supports the efforts of the current Government in Afghanistan to consolidate peace and security in the country and address social, economic and humanitarian issues.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“The Government of Kazakhstan attaches great importance to the consistent implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons, as discussed at a regional conference in Almaty in March of 2004. For us, it is very important that the Iraqi issue is again in the political realm of the United Nations. Emphasizing the need to ensure the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq, Kazakhstan welcomes the transfer of authority and responsibility for the administration of the country to the Interim Government of Iraq and calls on the Iraqi people to come together in the name of national unity and conciliation.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“This important treaty has been seriously eroded because of destructive actions on the part of a number of known States. We should recognize that the non-proliferation regime faces a formidable threat, and there is a real possibility of an uncontrolled spread of weapons of mass destruction and, most important, of terrorists getting hold of them. In view of this, we consider the establishment of a nuclear- weapon-free zone in Central Asia to be a very important and timely proposal. We believe that the negotiation process within the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva should be reactivated. In our view, the potential of this important forum is far from being tapped to its full extent.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Yet, one key issue is the prevention of conflicts and crises. For this reason, Kazakhstan is a firm supporter of preventive diplomacy and continues to believe that the establishment of a Central Asian preventive diplomacy centre is a timely initiative. In our view, there is an urgent need to coordinate the efforts of the entire international community in the area of disarmament and arms control. We call for an early entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty and urge the Governments of those States that have not yet ratified this instrument to display political will and genuine commitment to nuclear disarmament. As one of the few States that have voluntarily given up their nuclear weapons, Kazakhstan is concerned by the current status of the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“With the current escalation of international terrorism, the role of this Committee should become more important; otherwise, global counter-terrorism efforts to address new challenges and threats will not be so effective, and this runs counter to the wishes of the peoples of the world. Mr. Belkhadem (Algeria),Vice-President, took the Chair. Our country supports the United Nations peacekeeping effort and the continued strengthening of its capacity in this area. With escalating humanitarian crises and armed conflicts, as effectively demonstrated by the developments in Darfur, the United Nations should pay special attention to the possibility of broader participation by authoritative regional and 30 subregional organizations in peacekeeping operations, which would allow a more effective and timely response to emerging threats.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Kazakhstan calls for the establishment of a council of regional organizations under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary-General. Close attention should be paid to the proposal to establish an economic and social security council. We believe that these proposals reflect the need to strengthen global multilateral cooperation. Our country continues to believe that the United Nations is the only genuinely universal international organization responsible for the issues of war and peace, acting as a guarantor of international law. It is encouraging that the reform of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee is gaining momentum.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Kazakhstan has supported the Secretary- General’s decision to establish a high-level panel on United Nations reform. We believe that this panel, with its broad mandate and wide-ranging powers, should arrive at an acceptable solution to this present crucial issue. Kazakhstan holds the view that, in its current form, the Security Council no longer reflects the realities of our world. I share the opinion of the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, that the “enemy State” clauses in the United Nations Charter are obsolete. The Security Council should be revitalized by the addition of new permanent and non- permanent members. Asia, Africa and Latin America should have a wider representation in the Security Council and should be directly involved in the search for solutions to the important problems facing the international community.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“The central issue of international security is turning the United Nations into an effective tool designed to strengthen regional and global security systems, the regime of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and management of globalization processes. As a matter of principle, we consider it important to ensure balance in the functioning of the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council, as envisioned in the Charter of this Organization. We insist on the need to strengthen the role of the General Assembly in the settlement of the most important issues facing humanity today. In our view, the international community’s efforts to combat terrorism and to settle armed conflicts can be more effective only on the basis of such an approach.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Nevertheless, we have not yet done anything meaningful to get a detailed analysis of the ideology behind international terrorism, its institutional base and its sources of financing. In other words, the central nature of international terrorism remains terra incognita for all of us; we are familiar only with its ugly manifestations. Recent alarming developments in the world, especially the massacre in Beslan, have again highlighted the urgent need to reform the United Nations. We cannot meet new challenges and address today’s acute problems if we continue to rely on old approaches.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Every year, we keep repeating that the challenges and threats to humanity have become global and that the international community should make joint efforts to address these challenges effectively and with determination. But, with our words still resonating in the air, these problems continue to place a heavy burden on human beings. For years, the international community has been ignoring the most burning problems of social and economic development and has failed to address poverty, misery, illiteracy and various forms of discrimination. As a result, we are faced with an unprecedented threat of international terrorism, which undermines the pillars of the world economy and security.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“First of all, Sir, let me add my voice to the congratulations on your election to the high office of President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session and express confidence that, under your leadership, it will be successful and fruitful. I would like to begin by supporting the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan concerning the crucial importance of fostering the rule of law, both at home and in the framework of international relations, 29 for the solution of the topical issues of the modern world. Today, the whole system of international relations is under vicious attack. We are witnessing the growing reach and brutality of international terrorism and organized crime, the alarming degradation of our environment and the spread of poverty, misery and disease.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Occupying a vast stretch of land in Eurasia, Kazakhstan is keenly interested in the practical implementation of the goals in these documents so that it can better tap its own transport potential. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate Kazakhstan's commitment to the United Nations reform process in order to ensure a safer and more just world order. I fully share the Secretary-General's sense of urgency when it comes to structural changes within the United Nations. Indeed, history would be unforgiving to us if we were to squander an opportunity to reform our Organization.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“Kazakhstan has welcomed the initiative of the Group of Eight regarding a global partnership against the proliferation of nuclear materials and weapons of mass destruction, and it hopes for fruitful cooperation on the issue with that group of States. Our country considers it important to implement the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. The International Ministerial Conference on Transit Transport Cooperation, held in August in Almaty, has become a turning point in the efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The Almaty Declaration and the Programme of Action adopted as an outcome of the Conference have laid a solid foundation for global partnership designed to put in place effective transit transport systems.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“The United Nations and its institutions should have the last word in solving the problem of nuclear non-proliferation. There is actually one way out: tighten control and improve transparency with regard to weapons development and testing. Existing international agreements in this area should be adapted to new realities. We can no longer accept the fact that the international community lacks effective means to discipline States violating non- proliferation regimes. Here we witness the absence of a single standard: some countries are punished by military force, while others are simply urged to give up their nuclear programmes.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“The desire of a number of countries and some extremist organizations to possess nuclear weapons and other types of weapons of mass destruction poses a serious threat to global security. The well-known British writer Aldous Huxley was prophetic when he said: 27 Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means of going backwards.' Let us face the facts: today, the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty do not work in practice. The main reason for this state of affairs is weakened international control. There are already 39 States in the world capable of producing a nuclear bomb or a nuclear device and at least 8 countries with significant nuclear capacity. In addition, there are at least another 4 countries whose non-nuclear status is highly questionable.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“In order to effectively counter the existing drug threat, it is necessary to apply an integrated approach on the basis of an agreed international strategy with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime playing a coordinating role. Kazakhstan has put forward an initiative regarding the establishment in Almaty of a Central Asian preventive diplomacy and conflict management centre and calls for its support. Such an institution would strengthen the United Nations activities in the region, which should be in the interests of all countries concerned. As a State that has voluntarily renounced its nuclear heritage, Kazakhstan is concerned about the continued proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“The current surge of terrorist acts throughout the world has made clear the transnational nature of terrorism. We must recognize that terrorism is well organized, financially self-sufficient and bolstered by powerful ideological dictums that are poisoning the consciousness of an ever-greater number of people. Against that background, the strengthening of the international legal framework of counter-terrorist cooperation is especially relevant. Kazakhstan supports the adoption, without further delay, of a comprehensive convention against international terrorism. Kazakhstan, which has drug routes running through its territory, calls for joint efforts by States to eliminate the evil of drug trafficking, which seriously erodes international security. Increasing drug production in Afghanistan demands special attention.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“We believe that issues of environmental protection in the framework of sustainable development should be considered as a key item on the United Nations agenda. In this context, President Nazarbaev's proposal, made last year in Johannesburg, to create a United Nations register of global environmental problems is especially relevant. Such a register would provide an opportunity to ensure a continuous exchange of information among United Nations Member States about trends in the global environmental situation, which is extremely important for the prevention of natural disasters. With regard to environmental issues, I would like, from this rostrum, once again to urge the international community to pay due attention to the search for practical solutions to the problems of the Aral Sea and the Semipalatinsk region.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“In this context, Kazakhstan proposes to establish a permanent council of regional organizations under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary- General. It is time to combine, in practical terms, the efforts of the United Nations, the Bretton Woods institutions, the WTO and other leading economic and financial organizations to address poverty and social development. Kazakhstan believes that close attention should be paid to the proposal to establish an economic and social security council. Kazakhstan supports the Secretary-General's proposal to which I referred earlier to establish a high-level panel to examine current challenges to peace and security and to strengthen the United Nations system.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“We call for making it a more representative body by co-opting five new members, including Germany and Japan, as well as, on the basis of rotation, African, Asian and Latin American States. In order to facilitate consensus, which is greatly needed, new Security Council members might exercise the veto power, with certain exceptions, subject to further discussion in the high-level panel which the Secretary-General intends to establish. We believe that it will also be necessary to increase the number of non- permanent members, with due account being taken of the interests of the Asian region. In our view, coordination between the United Nations and regional organizations should be reinvigorated.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)