The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan addressed the UN Security Council

NEW YORK, September 25, 2019 — A debate on cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations such as the CSTO, SCO and CIS in the field of combating terrorism was held in the UN Security Council at the initiative of Russian Chairmanship.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi participated in the debate and made a statement. In particular, he noted that during the period of its membership and chairmanship of the UN Security Council, our country paid special attention to combating terrorism. At the initiative of the First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, a Code of Conduct towards Achieving a World Free of Terrorism was developed. 84 UN member states have acceded to this document.

On the same day, Minister Tileuberdi took part in other events at the UN platform:

- during a speech at the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), Foreign Minister Tileuberdi emphasized the historic role of the decision of the First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev to close the Semipalatinsk Test Site, which laid the groundwork for the adoption of the CTBT.

— speaking at the 18th High-level Meeting of Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries, the Minister emphasized the active role of Kazakhstan in overcoming challenges and obstacles to economic development that member states are facing.  At this meeting, Kazakhstan was elected as the next global chair of this Group of countries for 2020-2021.