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Kassymzhomart TOKAEV

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2003-09-24

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2006-09-24

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1. “At the same time, we do not reject unipolarity if its means joining together the efforts of all States in the world in a bid to avert global threats. Given its authority, universal character and unique experience, the United Nations continues to play an indispensable coordinating role in all global affairs. Its effectiveness, however, is dependent on our will, and we should, through joint efforts, reform the Organization with a view to democratizing international relations. In this context, it is essential to strengthen the role of the Security Council in the settlement of crisis situations and to provide it with appropriate mandates and means for conflict-prevention.”

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2. “In our view, it is imperative to ensure that efforts to restore peace and stability in Iraq are carried out within the legal framework of the United Nations. The post-war reconstruction of the country and assistance to the Iraqi population should be provided only under the umbrella of the United Nations. Kazakhstan has already made a practical contribution to this process by deploying in Iraq a group of its military officers. The Iraqi crisis has become a serious test for the United Nations and has highlighted the urgent need to carry out the institutional reform of the Organization. 26 Kazakhstan reaffirms its commitment to the concept of a multipolar world as a political philosophy of modern international relations.”

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3. “Kazakhstan, a unique State in terms of religious tolerance and inter-ethnic harmony, convened a congress of representatives of world religions and confessions, which, in the unanimous opinion of its participants, revealed a considerable peacemaking capacity of our country. An unprecedented attack against the United Nations office in Baghdad in August was the cruellest and largest-scale terrorist act in the entire history of our Organization. Together with the rest of the international community, Kazakhstan pays a special tribute to the late Sergio Vieira de Mello, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, and his colleagues.”

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4. “We have great expectations regarding the creation of a single economic space in the territories of four CIS countries. A significant contribution to counter- terrorism efforts and trade and economic cooperation in the Eurasian region could be made by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. We are taking steps to develop cooperation with the Central Asian States. We intend to further promote the activities of the Economic Cooperation Organization. Kazakhstan backs United Nations action to strengthen the efforts of the international community in support of the dialogue between civilizations and religions.”

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5. “Its early admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a top priority for Kazakhstan. Our country's efforts to create a comprehensive security system in Asia are well known. The process of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, initiated by President Nursultan Nazarbaev, serves this purpose and also provides for active cooperation between regional States in such an important area as the combating of international terrorism. Further support for this process by the United Nations and all of our partners will undoubtedly go a long way towards creating a climate of trust and good-neighbourly relations on the Asian continent. We are firmly committed to strengthening regional integration. Kazakhstan is actively involved in work within the Eurasian Economic Community.”

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6. “We in Kazakhstan believe that the time has come for the entire international community to join together to ensure broad and effective cooperation to address global threats. Today, it is becoming increasingly evident that States' involvement in globalization processes is an important factor in their economic prosperity. It is our conviction that there is no alternative to Kazakhstan's political and economic openness. In the past four years, our country has had one of the fastest economic growth rates in the world. Kazakhstan is leading the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in main economic indicators. As a country with a market economy, Kazakhstan is an integral part of the global economy and an active participant in the globalization process.”

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7. “Allow me, Sir, to express my confidence that, under your able leadership, the general debate of the General Assembly at its fifty- eighth session will be successful and fruitful. At the turn of the millennium, the international community is living through changes of epic proportions. The process of transition to a new world order is facing unprecedented global threats: inter- ethnic and inter-confessional conflicts; international terrorism and organized crime; natural, man-made and humanitarian disasters; diseases and epidemics; and energy and environmental problems. These threats are in addition to globalization processes. All States now share in not only economic, technological, information and management issues, but also must face the numerous problems looming over humankind like a dark cloud.”

   2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)