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Nursultan Nazarbayev

lines on the record: 28
first: 2011-09-24
most recent: 2015-09-24
sittings or episodes: 2
sources: un-general-debate

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“The centre of economic development had also moved from the Old World of Europe to the New World of the United States, in New York. Our world has changed a great deal since then. In the twenty-first century, the pole of global growth is shifting to Asia, the world’s largest continent, where two thirds of the planet’s population lives and where enormous resources are concentrated. The powerful rise of Asia’s developing economies has introduced a new reality into global processes. We need to use that historic change and opportunity to give a new boost to relations between States. With that in mind, I propose that Member States consider the possibility of transferring United Nations Headquarters to Asia. I am hopeful that this and Kazakhstan’s other proposals will be acceptable to the community of nations.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Kazakhstan has been and will continue to be a mediator in efforts to help conflicting parties in Eurasia to find a peaceful solution. The directions and principles I have outlined constitute the core of our campaign to become a non-permanent member of the Security Council for the biennium 2017-2018. I call on all those participating in the seventieth session to support our country’s candidacy. Seventy years ago, when the United Nations was established as a replacement for the defunct League of Nations, which had been located in Geneva, the decision was made to establish its headquarters in New York. That was connected to the fact that, at the time, the role of the Western hemisphere in international affairs was still in the ascendant.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Looking to the future and using the infrastructure to be put in place for Expo 2017, I suggest opening in Astana an international centre for the development of green technologies and investment projects under the auspices of the United Nations. A major step in realizing the 2045 global strategic initiative plan could be the development, under the auspices of the United Nations, of the concept on which a new future is to be based. Seventy years after the founding of the United Nations, we need to clearly define the goals of the next stage in the evolution of humankind. I believe that that new future will be about ways to deliver nuclear energy and water, address food security, build trust and mutual understanding and carry out reforms.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Fourthly, the threat of terrorism and religious extremism has become global in scale. I propose the establishment, under the auspices of the United Nations, of a unified global network to counter international terrorism and extremism. To achieve that objective, it is necessary to develop and adopt a comprehensive United Nations instrument on combating terrorism. Fifthly, in support of the United Nations initiative on sustainable energy for all, we will hold, in 2017 in Astana, an international exhibition on the theme of the energy of the future. We invite all States to participate fully in the exhibition.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Failure to comply with that principle undermines the foundation of the modern world order and is a relic of the Cold War. I would like to stress that there is no alternative to the United Nations as a universal Organization. Moreover, countries’ compliance with their international obligations remains the cornerstone of the modern world order. Kazakhstan has consistently advocated a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis and the full implementation of the Minsk agreements by the parties to the conflict. Today it is vital to make every effort to restore dialogue, mutual understanding and trust in international relations. I therefore propose the convening in 2016 of a United Nations conference at the highest level with the aim of reaffirming the basic principles of international law.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Every person on the planet can and must contribute to a nuclear test ban. Thirdly, a further danger for us is the erosion of international law and the weakening of the role of global institutions. It is important to remember that the Charter of the United Nations was written with the blood of millions of victims of world wars and armed conflicts. Any violation of its articles, especially with respect to ensuring the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States, may cause humankind to repeat the tragic mistakes of the past. It is crucial to prevent the arbitrary imposition of sanctions, which contradicts both the Charter and international law. I am convinced that the right to impose international sanctions, which can adversely affect the well-being of millions of people, should remain the exclusive prerogative of the Security Council.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“In 2013, we initiated two rounds of talks on the Iranian nuclear programme in Almaty. We welcome the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran’s nuclear programme. It is essential today to guarantee the right of States to peaceful nuclear energy and access to nuclear fuel. That is why we supported and signed an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency on the establishment of a low-enriched uranium fuel bank in Kazakhstan. That was an event of global significance. The world should acknowledge it as an important measure for the safe and peaceful use of the atom, as it means that countries wishing to develop nuclear energy no longer need to enrich uranium themselves. Moreover, we consider the creation of a global anti-nuclear-weapons movement an important task.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Secondly, in the year of the seventieth anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I urge that a world without nuclear weapons should become the main goal of humankind for the twenty-first century. I propose that we adopt, under the auspices of the United Nations, a universal declaration aimed at achieving a world free of nuclear weapons. Kazakhstan was the first country in history to close down a nuclear test site, renouncing the world’s fourth-largest nuclear arsenal, and has contributed to the creation of a nuclear- weapon-free zone in Central Asia. It is essential to establish nuclear-weapon-free zones in other regions of the world, particularly in the Middle East. The nuclear Powers must provide guarantees of the non-use of force to all countries that renounce possession of nuclear weapons.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“The most pressing and serious global challenges — terrorism, the implosion of States, migration and other negative issues — are the result of the economic crisis, poverty, illiteracy and unemployment. To tackle the global crisis, we need to start with clear rules for the issuance of and trade in the world’s reserve currencies, because they do not now meet the criteria of justice, democracy, competitiveness, effectiveness and international control. In the twenty-first century, our world needs new, high-quality financial instruments. States Members of the United Nations need to join forces to create a new supranational currency that should be relevant to the targets and tasks of global sustainable development and prosperity.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“First, I propose that the Economic and Social Council be transformed into a global development council. Membership of the new body would consist of Member States elected by the General Assembly and the heads of all the United Nations specialized agencies, including the International Monetary Fund. The new Council should be tasked with becoming a global economic regulator. Global projects carried out by such a Council would aim to promote worldwide economic growth. That would go a long way towards decreasing the risks of global crises and to ensuring responsible behaviour by States, while enabling them to maintain their national economic and social policies. We consider the idea of a world anti-crisis plan, the draft of which is being actively discussed on the margins of the Astana Economic Forum, to be very timely.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“To that end, we should find the courage to look beyond the present to the time when the United Nations will celebrate its centenary. I believe that, in the next thirty years, the civilized world will find the necessary wisdom and will to cut through the Gordian knot of wars and conflicts. Our central task in the twenty-first century should be to implement a strategy that will, once and for all, eliminate the threat of war and its causes. To that end, I propose that, for the centenary of the United Nations, agreement should be reached on a 2045 global strategic initiative plan, whose core idea will be to launch a new trend in global development based on equitable conditions in which all nations have equal access to global infrastructure, resources and markets and accountability for human development is comprehensively maintained.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“The generation that founded the United Nations was wise enough to look far into the future. The world today is reaping the benefits of their dreams and hard work. Kazakhstan supports all initiatives aimed at restoring trust in international relations and strengthening peace and security on the basis of international law. For seven decades, the world community has tried to find an effective formula for resolving military conflicts. However, the number of conflicts has not decreased. Rather, conflicts are often transforming into more sophisticated and complex forms of international terrorism, as may occur in a climate of State collapse. Humankind needs to shift its focus from routine conflict prevention and post-conflict rehabilitation to a new development strategy that would make such conflicts meaningless.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“In this seventieth anniversary year, it is fitting that we reflect on the profound hopes of the founders of the United Nations. This universal Organization has already achieved historic goals of universal significance. First, for seven decades our planet has lived without world wars. Secondly, we have witnessed large-scale decolonization. Seventy years ago, the United Nations was established by 51 States at a time when the majority of the world still consisted of colonies and dependent territories. Today, the world community includes 193 independent countries. Thirdly, the United Nations has become a universal platform for dialogue, which is essential for the sake of security and development. In the United Nations, humankind recognizes its unity in diversity and the need for shared participation in shaping the fate of our planet.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Each new era in the history of humanity gives rise to formidable challenges. Today, the most important task is to successfully navigate the complex global transformations of the twenty-first century. Trust and unity among all nations will be a pillar of an equitable new world order.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“At the same time, the veto mechanism will guarantee that the decisions that are adopted are balanced and effective. Kazakhstan has announced its candidacy for a non-permanent seat in the Security Council for 2017- 2018. We count on the support of the international community in this respect. The complex question of Palestine has been actively discussed these days. Kazakhstan supports the creation of a Palestinian State. A difficult issue, however, has been placed on the scales of history; President Obama spoke about this. For the long- suffering Palestinian people, like the Israeli people, the negotiating process has been ongoing for more than 50 years. Without independence and their own State, the Palestinians will not be able to achieve sustainable peace in the Middle East.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Today it is essential to upgrade the norms of international law concerning the national sovereignty of States and, taking into account new realities, clearly define the bounds beyond which the involvement of the international community in the settlement of internal conflicts is warranted. Global peace will be enhanced only if the United Nations works more closely with regional security arrangements. With respect to the Eurasian region, these are the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Collective Security Treaty Organization. It is important to ensure that the composition and the work of the Security Council adequately reflect the structure of the modern world.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“In this regard, my initiative to establish a United Nations peacekeeping fund, which I put forward for the first time 19 years ago, has become even more 11-50692 22 relevant. This would involve each State Member of the United Nations allotting 1 per cent of its military budget for that purpose. I urge the international community to consider this idea once again and take the required action. Sixty-six years ago, the United Nations was founded as an organization based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members. However, one cannot but notice how today the principle of national sovereignty and territorial integrity is being eroded. That could undermine trust between nations.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Yet today not a single international convention or multilateral treaty governs information processes. Is that not the reason why, in practical terms, most hacker attacks on banks, businesses, Government institutions, the military and even nuclear facilities have been able to be carried out with impunity? I consider it important to establish an international legal framework for global information space. The resolution on nine elements of a global culture of cybersecurity (resolution 57/239), adopted by the General Assembly in 2002, could serve as a basis for such efforts. Fourthly, the new world order is taking shape against the backdrop of increasing conflicts. It is quite significant that today the world’s total military spending is growing twice as fast as it did during the cold war — by 6 per cent a year, reaching $1.5 trillion.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“However, to date no significant steps to address its flaws have been taken. Procrastination in tackling this issue will result in new and violent manifestations of the crisis and a surge of regional and global instability. It is important to establish an effective global economic governance mechanism, with clear powers and lines of accountability involving all institutions and actors, an effective global reserve currency and tight control over speculative capital. In this context, a pact on global regulation would seem quite relevant. The prevention of global hunger and the growing scarcity of water are other important issues. Thirdly, information space is a sphere that is as important to the future of humanity as mineral resources, air, the aquatic world and outer space.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“In the twenty-first century, general curbs on the arms race can be effectively provided only by a collegial body with broad powers such as the Security Council. I also propose that we issue a collective appeal on the part of the international community to de facto nuclear-weapon States to renounce their ambitions and to accede to comprehensive treaties. Secondly, the increasing globalization of economic processes requires a paradigm shift in the economic component of the work of the United Nations. The raison d’être of global mechanisms for currency, trade and economic regulation should be the forecasting of global crises and the elimination of their causes. It is generally agreed today that the current global crisis was caused by deficiencies in the global financial system.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Today the world faces a paradoxical situation: some are allowed to possess and upgrade nuclear weapons, while others are strictly forbidden to be engaged even in research and development. This is unjust, disproportionate and unfair. The relevant provisions of international law must thus be reviewed. The idea is to strengthen the responsibility of all States, especially nuclear-weapon States, to reduce nuclear weapons and gradually destroy their stockpiles. Today there are no clear legal assurances to non-nuclear States by nuclear-weapon Powers. In this important dimension, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons does not work. At this stage, nuclear weapons are not a deterrent but a catalyst of an arms race.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“We call for the start of the drafting of a universal declaration on a nuclear- weapon-free world. We have high hopes for the Nuclear Security Summit, scheduled to be held in Seoul in 2012. It is necessary to expand the legal framework for, and increase international control by the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency, compliance by all countries with their obligations in the area of non-proliferation. We welcome the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. We consider it important that all States that make up the Nuclear Club join that process.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“It is becoming harder and harder to contain outbreaks involving ethnic and religious intolerance, even in societies with well-established traditions of tolerance. 21 11-50692 In today’s inclusive information age, there are no reliable means of protection against electronic extremism. Ten years ago, the whole world came together in the face of the terrible tragedy of 9/11. Yet no conclusive lessons have been learned from it, and the resurgence of international terrorism is evident in various parts of the world. These are the main challenges of the new century. In that context, I would like to draw the attention of participants in this political discussion to the following. First, we have to address issues related to global nuclear safety and security.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“In the past two decades, we have posted a 14-fold increase in per capita gross domestic product, from about $700 to about $10,000. Fifthly, Kazakhstan has called for the adoption of a global energy and environment strategy and has put forward an ambitious “green bridge” environmental initiative. We plan to bring these ideas to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, to be held in Rio de Janeiro next year. The world is entering one of the most critical periods in its history. Humanity has harnessed powerful sources of energy but is powerless against the forces of nature. Enclaves of poverty and destitution are emerging, even in the wealthiest and better-off countries.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“In that regard, we succeeded in raising $350 million for programmes designed to deliver food, medical supplies and economic restoration to Somalia. Thirdly, 140 ethnic groups and 40 religious denominations live in our society in peace and harmony. Astana regularly hosts congresses of leaders of world and traditional religions. We have offered to hold such forums under the auspices of the United Nations, and they have stabilized the region. That represents our contribution to the global dialogue on confidence-building in the world. Fourthly, our country has demonstrated a commitment to the Millennium Development Goals. Following the break-up of the Soviet Union, we have been able to move to the forefront in terms of the pace of reform and economic growth.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“The adoption of the Astana Declaration has helped to strengthen the OSCE and its efforts to create a cooperative and indivisible security community across the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian regions. Kazakhstan has also called for the establishment of a single platform for cooperative Eurasian security by combining the capabilities of the OSCE and CICA over the long term. This year, Kazakhstan assumed an important duty, the chairmanship of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). We have focused our chairmanship’s efforts on strengthening international and regional security; continuing dialogue between the Islamic world and the West; combating Islamophobia; and enhancing programmes promoting the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The most recent test for the OIC was the humanitarian crisis in Somalia.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“First, we closed the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, the largest in the world, thereby becoming one of the world’s first new non-nuclear States. This represents an enormous contribution on the part of my country to global peace and stability. Secondly, we succeeded in convening the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), which I proposed 19 years ago in this forum. Today it includes participants from 29 countries, representing nearly half the world’s population. Last year, Kazakhstan became the first country from the Commonwealth of Independent States to chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), injecting new energy into every area of its work. We also succeeded in holding an OSCE summit in our capital, Astana, the first in 11 years.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“I would like, on behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan and on my own behalf, to congratulate Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon on his re-election to his high and responsible office. I should also like to congratulate the Ambassador of Qatar, Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. The Republic of Kazakhstan also congratulates the newest Member of the community of nations, the Republic of South Sudan, on gaining its independence. This year, our country celebrates the twentieth anniversary of its independence. During this entire time, Kazakhstan has faithfully complied with the letter and spirit of the United Nations Charter.”
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