Ambassador of Kazakhstan took part in the meeting of African Union Peace and Security Council

Ambassador of Kazakhstan took part in the meeting of African Union Peace and Security Council

Addis Ababa, January 31, 2023 – Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ethiopia, Permanent Representative to the African Union Barlybay Sadykov took part in  inaugural meeting of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, dedicated to the celebration of the «African Day of Peace and Reconciliation», established by the Declaration of the 16th extraordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union in Malabo.

The event, held in a videoconference format, was attended by representatives of the AU Peace and Security Council, the AU Commission, permanent Representatives of member countries and observer countries to the AU, NGOs and analytical institutes of African states.

During inaugural meeting, the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, Bankole Adeoye, made a report on the work done by the AU Commission on the implementation of the decisions of the 16th extraordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union in Malabo. In addition, the Chairman of the AU Commission M.F.Mahamat, the President of Angola J.Lourenço, the Permanent Representatives of the AU member states, who shared their views on the state and prospects of ensuring peace and security, joint counteraction to the threats of terrorism and unconstitutional changes of power on the African continent.

According to the procedures of the AU Commission, the Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan B.Sadykov sent his address to the participants, in which he congratulated them on the establishment of the Day of Peace and Reconciliation in Africa, and also informed about the practical contribution of our country to building a safer world.

In particular, high representatives of African countries got acquainted with Kazakhstan's international projects in the development of confidence-building measures, the basis of which has been created for 30 years by the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA).

The Kazakh diplomat particularly highlighted the international significance of the signing by more than 90 countries of the world, many of which are in Africa, of the «Code of Conduct for achieving a world free from Terrorism», on the initiative of Kazakhstan. B. Sadykov recalled that the countries that signed this Code confirmed their obligations to put into practice international norms on combating terrorism and creating a global coalition for a world free from terrorism by 2045.

The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan stressed the growing peacekeeping potential of the multi-vector foreign policy of our country, which has hosted 19 rounds of international meetings on Syria, and provides assistance to the development and post-conflict reconstruction of Afghanistan. «Our commitment in practice to the goals of development, peace and security creates a solid foundation for the formation of the UN Regional Center for Sustainable Development Goals in Central Asia and Afghanistan in Almaty», - B.Sadykov said.

In general, all participants of Inaugural meeting of the Peace and Security Council agreed to strengthen cooperation on further implementation of the decisions of the 16th extraordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union in Malabo in the field of countering terrorism and coups in Africa.