Kazakhstan and the UN discussed matters of cooperation in New York

NEW YORK, September 23, 2019 — On the sidelines of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi held a meeting with the UN Under-Secretary-General and the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu.

The Under-Secretary-General expressed gratitude to Kazakhstan for its active work within the group of landlocked developing countries.

The Foreign Minister informed the UN representative of the priorities of Kazakhstan's work within the context of its upcoming chairmanship at the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries, which will begin on January 1, 2020. As the largest landlocked country, Kazakhstan intends to become a leader in this group in order to meet the sustainable development goals. 

The delegations emphasized the significant contribution of the Almaty Program of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for 2004-2014, initiated by Kazakhstan and the Vienna Program of Action for 2014-2024.

Foreign Minister Tileuberdi also held talks with the UN Under-Secretary-General and the Head of the Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Vladimir Voronkov.

The Minister presented information on the activities of Kazakhstan in combating terrorism. The Kazakh delegation expressed their appreciation for the support provided by the UNOCT in promoting the Code of Conduct towards Achieving a World Free of Terrorism, initiated by the First President Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. Today, 84 states have acceded to the Code and Kazakhstan will continue to work on its universalization. 

The UN representative praised the efforts of Kazakhstan in ensuring security and sustainable development and expressed gratitude for its active cooperation with the UNOCT, including the productive work on conducting the Jusan operation aimed at returning the citizens of Kazakhstan from war zones. The delegations have reached an agreement on the creation of a documentary film, under UN auspices, about the aforementioned operation and the implementation of a special PR campaign urging countries to combat terrorism.