The delegation of Kazakhstan made a statement at the opening plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament

Geneva, January 26, 2023 – Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the UN Office in Geneva Y.Alimbayev made a statement at the opening plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament.

In his speech, he noted the key role of the Conference as an important and indispensable multilateral negotiating forum in the area of disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control.

Speaking about the lack of mechanism to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Biological Weapons Convention, Y. Alimbayev once again emphasized the importance of the initiative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the establishing of the International Agency for Biological Safety. In addition, he informed the delegations about Kazakhstan's intention to distribute a draft Statute, which will allow all interested states to engage in the discussion of this initiative.

In conclusion of his statement, the representative of Kazakhstan welcomed the expansion of the number of delegations participating in the work of the Conference on Disarmament, and also expressed the hope that this circumstance would add a new impetus to the activities of the Forum.