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Abdulaziz Kamilov

lines on the record: 109
first: 1996-09-24
most recent: 2016-09-24
sittings or episodes: 9
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“Furthermore, the General Assembly must preserve its central role as a major advisory, policymaking and representative body, while the Security Council must be reformed step by step, including through its expansion.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“The most important task today is to preserve the natural biological diversity of the Aral Sea region, reduce the environmental impacts of the Aral Sea tragedy, and, most importantly, preserve the many vital activities that allow millions of people in the region to survive. Fourthly, the Republic of Uzbekistan supports the strengthening of the entire United Nations system. We must reinforce its structures’ role in addressing regional and international security problems and ensuring sustainable development. For some time now, Uzbekistan has supported institutional reform at the United Nations to ensure efficiency in its work and a better functioning in the way its principal bodies — the General Assembly and Security Council — interact.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“In that regard, the international community should start seeing Afghanistan, not as a source of regional problems, threats and challenges, but rather as a unique strategic opportunity that ends the status quo once and for all and establishes the basis for multilateral relations that will allow us to attain our goals of prosperity and well-being for all. Thirdly, the protection and preservation of the environment has a central place in the Sustainable Development Goals for the period between 2016 and 2030, as adopted by the General Assembly last year. The tragedy of the Aral Sea is a vivid example. The significant ecological, climatic, socioeconomic and humanitarian consequences of the tragedy have been a direct threat to the sustainable development of the region and to the health, gene pool and future of the people residing there.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“This is important so that the donor countries and international institutions can commit to allocating assistance to Afghanistan aimed at real socioeconomic improvement and the raising of living standards of the population. Above all, assistance must be channelled to education and learning. Peace in Afghanistan will bring tangible benefits to all countries of the Eurasian continent. Sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan will stimulate the construction of motorways and railroads, the development of regional and transregional commerce and the establishment of numerous pipelines going in all directions.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“Our country has made the principled and unambiguous choice not to join any military- political blocs or alliances, not to allow the stationing of foreign military bases on its territory and not to send our servicemen beyond the country’s borders. Secondly, Afghanistan was and continues to be one of the main threats to international security and stability. Regrettably, we see little hope for the resolution of that country’s accumulated contradictions any time soon. The settlement of the Afghan conflict will be possible only if it is based on an intra-Afghan national accord and attained through peaceful political negotiations among the major hostile groups, under the auspices of the United Nations, and, very importantly, without any preliminary conditions.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“First of all, Uzbekistan will maintain its consistent foreign policy aimed at the protection and advancement of the country’s fundamental interests. Its foreign policy is grounded in a firm commitment to the fundamental principles of international law as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and in the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as in all international legal instruments to which Uzbekistan is a signatory. As Acting President Mirziyoev has stated, Uzbekistan will continue to promote friendships and constructive cooperation with all foreign countries, on the basis of the principles of mutual respect, equality and interests. Uzbekistan is a firm believer in not interfering in the internal affairs of other States and addressing emerging tensions and conflict only through peaceful and political means.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“As Acting President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev underscored at a recent session of our Parliament, in the years following its independence Uzbekistan’s economy grew by a factor of six. The real income per capita rose by a factor of nine. Over the last 11 years, gross domestic product growth rates have remained above 8 per cent. According to estimates, this year’s growth rates will continue the same trend. As the Secretary-General acknowledged in his congratulatory message on the occasion of Uzbekistan’s twenty-fifth jubilee anniversary of independence, our country has made steady progress in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. I would now like to briefly touch upon some important issues.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“In this very Hall, he announced a number of important international political initiatives aimed at establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia, promoting peace in Afghanistan, overcoming the consequences of the Aral Sea ecological disaster and bolstering the effectiveness of international cooperation in the struggle against international terrorism, extremism and drug trafficking. All of those proposals, put forward by the leader of Uzbekistan, were fully supported by the international community and, today, are making a tangible practical contribution to ensuring common peace, stability and sustainable development. In the 25 years under Karimov’s leadership, Uzbekistan became a modern and dynamically developing State.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“I would like to begin my speech by conveying my deep gratitude to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and to all heads of State and Government who have sent their condolences to the Uzbek people on the occasion of the untimely passing of the first President of the independent Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov. Under his leadership, Uzbekistan embarked upon the path of confident independent development and was recognized as a sovereign State and full-fledged Member of the United Nations. The President of Uzbekistan spoke from this high rostrum many times.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“Furthermore, Uzbekistan will do its utmost to achieve all its intended plans for the implementation of the MDGs as soon as possible. We will also continue to undertake large-scale programmes in terms of the post- 2015 development agenda.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Since achieving independence, Uzbekistan has seen its economy grow almost five-fold and per capita income increase 8.7 times, testifying to the growth in our standards and quality of life. In the past 10 years, Uzbekistan’s annual rate of growth of its gross domestic product (GDP) has exceeded 8 per cent. By 2030 we intend to increase the per capita GDP to $9,300. About 60 per cent of State expenditures are channelled to fund social development, with more than 34.3 per cent of that spent on education. Almost 100 per cent of school-age children attend secondary schools. Women now represent 45.4 per cent of employed persons. We have achieved tangible successes in improving maternal and child health, with the mortality rate among children under the age of 5 reduced by a factor of 1.8 and maternal mortality rates by 1.6.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Building such grandiose hydropower facilities in a mountainous, highly seismic area with a potential for earthquakes of magnitude of 9 points or highter could carry a high risk of devastating man- made catastrophes. I wish to underscore that owing to the potential for making ecological problems worse, a growing number of countries around the world are rejecting the construction of gigantic dams and opting for small and medium-size hydropower stations that do not damage the environment, safety or socioeconomic well-being of their populations. Fourthly, the dynamic development of our economy and modernization of all spheres of the country’s life have enabled Uzbekistan to ensure the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead of schedule.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Uzbekistan adheres firmly to the principled position that the issue of the reasonable use of Central Asia’s transboundary river resources must be resolved according to the universally recognized norms of international law and within the framework of the relevant United Nations conventions on the use of international watercourses, which clearly define the principles of preventing damage to the environment and interests of neighbouring countries. We believe it is unacceptable that certain countries in the region are promoting the construction of large hydropower stations with gigantic dams without conducting an international, truly independent, unprejudiced and professional expert study. Implementing such projects without thorough analysis could exacerbate tensions and the potential for conflict in the region.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“I refer in particular to such projects as the international Uzbekistan- Turkmenistan-Iran-Oman Transport Corridor, which will link Central Asian countries to the Middle East by the shortest and most reliable and secure route. Uzbekistan’s completion of the Hairatan to Mazar-i- Sharif railway, the first and so far the only functioning railroad linking Afghanistan to the outside world, was a historic landmark event. Thirdly, as the States of Central Asia, like many other countries, are experiencing growing water shortages, the fair and reasonable use of the resources of the transboundary Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers becomes extremely important to the life support and well-being of the population of Central Asia.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“We are building and will continue to develop stable, friendly relations with Afghanistan that proceed from the national interests of both countries, and, on an exclusively bilateral basis, we will support the Government elected by the Afghan people. Secondly, in view of the ongoing global financial and economic crisis, transport and communications development and strengthened regional economic cooperation are key factors for ensuring Central Asia’s stability and sustainable development. Implementing large transport and communications infrastructure projects that can connect our region with global markets will promote interregional trade and economic cooperation, attract investment and help develop social and industrial infrastructure, as well as promote steady progress in neighbouring regions.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“The presidential elections in Afghanistan this year demonstrated vividly that the Afghan people are tired of bloodshed and violence, long-standing misery and devastation. Today they want peace and stability and the right to define their fate on their own. The only reasonable way to tackle the Afghan problem is to search for a political settlement of the conflict through peaceful negotiations and achieve consensus to establish a coalition Government in which all of Afghanistan’s parties in conflict and its national and religious groups would be represented. Uzbekistan adheres to a policy of non-interference in Afghanistan’s internal affairs.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“The persisting instability in Afghanistan, which is exhibiting a tendency to escalate further, poses a serious threat to stability and security in Central Asia and the greater region. In the situation currently unfolding, the accelerated drawdown of the International Security Assistance Force may turn out to be counterproductive, and that could further complicate the state of affairs in Afghanistan. Today we can say with confidence that all the parties interested in resolving the Afghan problem are unanimous about one thing, which is that there is no military way to achieve peace in Afghanistan. The President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, said so as long ago as 2008 at a NATO Summit in Bucharest, and at the General Assembly’s 2010 High-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals (see A/65/PV.3).”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Today I would like to address some of the most important issues on the General Assembly’s agenda. First are the growing regional and international security challenges and threats, escalating conflicts and wars, and the aggravation of geopolitical confrontations between large centres of power, which could produce new areas of tension in the world and make it more difficult to address the continuing global financial and economic crisis. All those elements are cause for serious alarm and deep concern. Uzbekistan firmly believes that such acute contradictions and confrontations can be tackled only through a political path and peaceful means, in strict observance of the fundamental principles of international law enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“During the past six years, the economic growth of Uzbekistan has steadily exceeded 8 per cent. The State expenditures for the social sphere and civil protection in Uzbekistan grew more than fivefold. About 60 per cent of all State expenditures go towards funding social development, including more than 34 per cent for education, and over 15 per cent is spent on public health care. I am confident that Uzbekistan’s continued participation in United Nations efforts in the sphere of sustainable development shall contribute to further raising the living standards of the people, achieving the high goals of ensuring security and stability in the entire region.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“In that regard, it should be underscored that the achievements of the Republic of Uzbekistan during its years of independence in the economic sphere, social policy, addressing specific issues related to improving the well-being of the population, the quality of education, health-care services and ecological sustainability have allowed our country to ensure priority implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. I can offer figures and facts that reflect the current potential and development rates of our country. In comparison with the year 2000, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Uzbekistan grew by a factor of 3.1 and the GDP per capita by a factor of 2.6. The nominal salary grew by a factor of 22, the average amount of pensions by a factor of 12.7, and real income per capita by a factor of 8.4.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“It is necessary, in line with international legal practice, to conduct a mandatory, fair international expert examination of the Rogun and Kambarata-1 projects, under the auspices of the United Nations, to assess the possible impact of new hydropower facilities on the natural water regime, the environment, flora and fauna. Uzbekistan’s position is based on the norms of international law, in particular the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes of 1992 and the Convention on the Law of Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses of 1997. The year 2015 — the deadline for implementing the Millennium Development Goals set in 2000 — is approaching.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“The implementation of such plans, according to many competent specialists, would lead to the disruption of the natural flow of the rivers, which is fraught with most dangerous ecological and socioeconomic consequences. The already fragile water and ecological balance in Central Asia will be radically disrupted. Moreover, the construction of these facilities is planned in areas where there is a tectonic fracture with a potential seismicity of not less than 9-10 points on the Richter scale, which carries a high risk of man-made catastrophes. Taking that into consideration, we firmly adhere to our principled position of the unacceptability of constructing hydropower facilities on international watercourses without the preliminary endorsement of all interested countries.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Thirdly, ensuring the reasonable use of water resources is an acute problem leading to a worsening ecological situation and shortage of potable water in our region and on a global scale. It is an open secret that the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, the two major transboundary rivers of Central Asia, have historically been a common good and a source of life for the nations of the region. The Aral Sea basin is supplied with water from the flow of those rivers. In that regard, we cannot but be concerned about the plans of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to construct new large hydropower stations with gigantic, global-scale dams: the Rogun hydropower station with a 350-metre-high dam upstream in the Amu Darya River, and the Kambarata-1 hydropower station, with a 275-metre-high dam upstream in the Syr Darya River.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Those key issues are the focus of the message of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Chair of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, and created as an official document of the General Assembly (A/67/884, annex). Secondly, we take this opportunity to call upon international donors to extend assistance in implementing the programme of measures on eliminating the consequences of the drying up of the Aral Sea and averting a catastrophe in the ecological systems in the Aral Sea region (A/68/383, annex), which is fully consonant with the Millennium Development Goals, particularly, in achieving ecological sustainability, combating diseases and improving motherhood and childhood protections.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Each year, it becomes more evident that the problem of the drying up of the Aral Sea and, above all, its impact on the environmental, social and humanitarian situation, gene pool and human health are assuming an increasingly baneful and irreversible nature. We are grateful to the United Nations, and to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in particular, for the keen attention paid to the problem of the Aral Sea. That enormous support gives us the confidence that the countries of the region will not be left alone in the struggle against that planetary catastrophe. I would like to draw public attention today, first, to the issue of preventing the complete destruction and protecting the remaining environmental system of the Aral Sea region, ensuring minimum living conditions for the people, and preserving the existing flora and fauna.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Uzbekistan attaches priority to sustainable development and ecological safety. We have recently adopted an action programme on environmental protection for 2013-2017, which serves as confirmation of that priority. The Government of Uzbekistan will allocate approximately $2 billion for implementation of the programme aimed at further maintaining decent conditions in the environment, the reasonable use of natural resources, and the introduction of the ecological basics of sustainable development in the economic sectors. The loss of the Aral Sea is one of the largest global ecological catastrophes in contemporary history.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Uzbekistan shall further develop mutually beneficial and friendly ties with Afghanistan on a bilateral basis, and support the Government elected by the Afghan people themselves. We shall also continue to render practical assistance in restoring the economy of Afghanistan, taking into account the fact that economic well-being is an indispensable condition for ensuring peace and prosperity in that country. These principles and approaches towards Afghanistan are enshrined in Uzbekistan’s foreign policy concept, which has the status of law. Secondly, today a new global development agenda is under consideration at the United Nations. It must reflect the interconnection of human beings with the environment and contribute to supporting economic and social development while maintaining ecological sustainability.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Undoubtedly, it will have a negative impact on the situation in the wider region of Central Asia and contiguous regions. It should be recognized that the world has adopted the unambiguous view that there can be no military solution to the Afghan problem. The only way out of the Afghan crisis is a political process through negotiations among the main parties involved, the achievement of consensus regardless of how difficult it might be, and active assistance provided by the international community and the United Nations. Uzbekistan adheres to an open and clear policy with respect to Afghanistan on the basis of the principles of good-neighbourliness and non-interference in the country’s internal affairs.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“The rapidly changing situation, growing tensions, radicalization, security challenges and threats in various regions of the world today cannot but raise serious alarm and concerns around the world. In this regard, needless to say, those problems enjoy special priority on the agenda of the General Assembly at this session. The war in Afghanistan, which has been ongoing for more than 30 years, remains a serious source of threats to regional and global security. The situation unfolding in Afghanistan, according to experts, is generally uncertain and unpredictable overall. In these conditions, the drawdown of the International Security Assistance Force troops in 2014 may lead to an escalation of confrontation in the country, stir up terrorism, extremism and drug trafficking, and aggravate the interregional standoff.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Uzbekistan remains committed to pursuing an open, friendly and pragmatic policy towards its immediate neighbours, and proceeds from a position that all outstanding political, economic and ecological problems of the region should be addressed on the basis of the mutual consideration of interests, constructive dialogue and the norms of international law. We set great store by the United Nations as a universal structure and the only worldwide, universally accepted body capable of ensuring security, stability and consistent development, including in our region. Uzbekistan stands ready to continue to cooperate effectively with the Organization and its specialized bodies in order to achieve those high and noble goals.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Next, the Republic of Uzbekistan will take political, economic and other measures to prevent its involvement in military conflicts or hotbeds of tension in adjacent States and will not allow the deployment of foreign bases and facilities on its own territory. Next, the armed forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan will not participate in military operations abroad. Finally, the main priority concern of the foreign policy of Uzbekistan is the region of Central Asia, where the country’s crucial interests lie. The problems of Central Asia must be addressed by the countries of the region without interference from external Powers.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“First, the Republic of Uzbekistan reserves the right to enter into alliances, join commonwealths and other inter-State establishments, as well as to leave them, guided by the supreme interests of the State, the people, their well-being and security, the priority guidelines for modernizing the country, existing national legislation and international obligations that have been assumed. The paper continues, stating that Uzbekistan maintains a peace-loving policy, does not participate in military- political blocs, and reserves the right to leave any inter-State body if the latter is transformed into a military-political bloc.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Furthermore, that construction has to be carried out in mountainous terrain where seismicity levels can reach 9 to 10 points on the Richter scale. To comply with international requirements, it is essential to set priorities for water use. The region’s limited water resources must first be used to meet drinking and sanitary needs, and only after that to ensure food security and to meet ecological demands and the needs of the industry and power sectors. Thirdly, Uzbekistan remains committed to preserving peace, stability and security in the region. That principled position is stipulated in the Republic of Uzbekistan’s position paper on foreign policy activity, formulated on the initiative of the Head of State of Uzbekistan. In particular, the document includes the following important provisions.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“It is therefore reasonable that Uzbekistan calls for those principles and standards to be our guides in the search for mutually acceptable compromise decisions on water use. We believe that all hydropower facility construction projects in the upper waters of the Syr Darya and Amu Darya basins should be evaluated by international experts under the auspices of the United Nations and agreed to by the downstream countries. Only after such agreement and coordination should construction begin on two proposed dams, which are practically the largest in the world, namely, the 350-metre-high Rogun hydropower station in the upper waters of the Amu Darya and the 275-metre-high Kambarata 1 station in the upper waters of the Syr Darya.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“We believe that all water and energy issues in our region, where the largest transboundary rivers — the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya — are the main sources of water and life for the millions of people residing near them, should be addressed in accordance with the universally recognized norms of international law provided for in the 1992 United Nations Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes and the 1997 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses. Those instruments require adherence to the principle of doing no harm to the environment or to the interests of neighbouring States when exploiting the resources of transboundary rivers.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Secondly, climate change and the global deteriorating ecological situation have made ensuring the reasonable and rational use of water resources the most acute problem of the modern world. Increasing shortages of fresh water, which is needed to provide food security and protect human life, serve to confirm that assertion. In that connection, I would like to present the Republic of Uzbekistan’s main approach to addressing those issues, which are of vital importance for all the States of Central Asia.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Uzbekistan has built its relationship with Afghanistan on a bilateral basis, taking into account the national interests of both countries and respecting the Afghan people’s choice in terms of the future of their country. Today, Uzbekistan offers comprehensive forms of assistance to Afghanistan so that it may return once again to peace. Specifically, we have contributed to the construction of bridges, motorways and the strategic Khairaton-Mazar-e-Sharif railroad link, which connects Afghanistan with the States of Central Asia, as well as providing an uninterrupted supply of electricity to Kabul. Uzbekistan plays a key role in ensuring the stable and effective operation of the northern distribution network.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“The principal goal of such efforts should be to reach a compromise and an agreement between the opposing forces and form a coalition Government on that basis. Such a coalition Government could be comprised of the core ethnic, national and religious groups involved in the military and political stand-off taking place in Afghanistan. Uzbekistan has suggested that approach a number of times, for example, at the NATO summits in Bucharest in 2008 and in Chicago this year, as well as at the High-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals held in New York in 2010 (see A/65/PV.3). The Republic of Uzbekistan has always conducted, and will always maintain, a friendly, good- neighbourly policy towards its neighbour Afghanistan.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Difficult problems may resurface when the imminent withdrawal of the International Security Assistance Forces from Afghanistan occurs by late 2014 and the responsibility for ensuring stability in the country is turned over to the newly created Afghan National Security Forces. It is obvious today that that turn of events may lead to a stand-off between opposing forces in Afghanistan itself and in neighbouring countries. It may also lead to the growth of extremism and radicalism, cause a surge in drug trafficking and aggravate tensions in the region as whole. As the situation is unfolding, the best way to address the situation in Afghanistan is to establish a contact group under the auspices of the United Nations with the participation of the country’s neighbours, the United States, NATO and the Russian Federation.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“As early as in 1993, President Karimov of the Republic of Uzbekistan, when he spoke before the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly (see A/48/PV.6), drew the international community’s attention to the need to immediately resolve the situation in Afghanistan, given the close connection between regional and global security, the need to respect the civil and religious rights of the people of Afghanistan and the need to prevent the conflict from growing into a full- scale civil war. Otherwise the problems in Afghanistan would turn into a painful and bitter issue of concern to the international community as a whole.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“To our great regret, instead of seeking to deeply understand emerging problems and confrontations in one region of the world or another and addressing them in a timely manner, finding their true origins or focusing the international community on preventing them from growing into large-scale crises and wars, the world is letting its most precious resource — time — slip through its fingers. That leads, of course, to enormous costs and the waste of other precious resources. Let me offer a few examples.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Allow me very brief ly to address what are, in our opinion, some of the most important items on the agenda of this session of the General Assembly. First of all, today, in this century of globalization and rapidly changing situations and growing tensions and confrontations in many regions of the world, we need to come up with unconventional and extraordinary responses to crisis situations and wars that have been ongoing for many decades and are therefore persistent features of our agenda.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“We congratulate Switzerland and the Democratic Republic of Timor- Leste on their decision to become fully-fledged parties to the multilateral cooperation and dialogue of the United Nations. It should mean that the idea of peace and noble principles of the global security system are the order of the day.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“The Republic of Uzbekistan supports proposals made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the United Nations reforms. This is necessary for an appropriate adaptation of this Organisation to the dynamic changes in the international arena. Uzbekistan is one of those States that considers the United Nations Security Council reforms to be part of the evolution of the entire United Nations system. The current structure of the Security Council reflects the realities of a past era. The world has changed since then. We believe that Japan and Germany have a legitimate right to permanent membership in the Security Council. All necessary grounds for this are present. In conclusion, I would like to recall that it has been ten years since Uzbekistan became a United Nations Member, and it is very gratifying to see the United Nations family expanding.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“The strategy of Uzbekistan in ensuring security is based on the country's participation in the United Nations-led 18 processes of disarmament and arms control and reduction. Uzbekistan fully supports the principle of indivisibility of security and in this context, as an initiator of the nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia, acknowledges responsibility for strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime and takes active part in the elaboration process of international instruments in this field. Uzbekistan proposes to sign the practically finalized and agreed draft of the document on the nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia in Kazakhstan in the city of Semipalatinsk, the former site for hundreds of nuclear tests, in the presence of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan during his upcoming visit to the Central Asian region.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“Today the attention of the entire international community is riveted on the issue of Iraq. In this regard we support the statement of United States President George Bush delivered in the United Nations from this very rostrum. The measures towards resolution of the current situation proposed by the President of the United States deserve thorough consideration and may be taken as a basis for the elaboration of the position to be taken by the United Nations Security Council. Uzbekistan attaches great significance to the strengthening of the global process of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Our country has already received credit for its activity in this field.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“The Republic of Uzbekistan, making great efforts to fight drug production, abuse and trafficking, fully supports the measures undertaken by the United Nations and the international community to confront these threats. I would like to underline that it is much easier and more effective to fight drug trafficking at the source. Therefore, we have to block the huge flow of the Afghan drugs right at the borders of the Central Asian States, rather than hunt for grammes and kilogrammes in Europe and other developed countries. In this regard, it is advisable to shift from numerous counter-narcotics programmes of small efficiency to the concrete solution of this acute problem by allocating the United Nations-controlled resources and means to nip the narcotics trafficking at the source.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“Afghanistan is still the world's main supplier of opium and heroin. According to many international experts, the removal of the Taliban regime does not yet mean the elimination of the criminal narcotics business in Afghanistan. Today the whole world is seriously concerned about this problem. There is an urgent need for adequate measures and assistance on the part of the entire international community, as well as the active support of the Afghan authorities to combat narco-aggression. The number of drug addicts in the world runs into the hundreds of millions of people. Proliferation of drug addiction undermines both the health of living generations and the gene pool of nations. This affects people in both the developed and developing countries.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“Clearing the Afghan territory of weapons arsenals belonging to criminal groups will also reinforce the activities of the United Nations and regional institutions to thwart the illicit arms trade. Secondly, the post-war dislocation, economic disaster, as well as the lack of resources to rebuild Afghanistan, may become a catalyst for social unrest that could be used by certain armed groups inside and beyond Afghanistan to create a new round of military confrontation. Thirdly, there are still various groups in the territory of Afghanistan, including remnants of the Taliban, that are capable of conducting subversive actions and guerrilla warfare. Confrontation continues among various warlord-leaders of different ethnic groups. Fourthly, the situation on drug trafficking remains almost unchanged.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“We are gratified today by the positive developments in that country; we welcome the convening of the Loya Jirga, and the transitional Government led by President Hâmid Karzai. At the same time, despite the successful completion of the military phase of the counter- terrorist operation in Afghanistan, today there can be no room for complacency. First, huge amounts of weapons accumulated during the long years of war in Afghanistan still remain in the possession of armed groups there. In this context there can be no justification for the attempts of certain States to supply ever more weapons to this long- suffering land. To ensure stability and prevent military confrontation it is important to resolve the problems related to the reduction and collection of the huge amounts of weapons accumulated in Afghanistan.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)