The 76th session of the UN General Assembly opened in New York

New York, September 21, 2021 – The Kazakh delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi participated in the high-level week of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, which was held from September 21 to 27in New York.

The theme of the current session of the UN General Assembly is “Building Resilience through hope”. The main issues on the agenda were the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, global security and stability issues, sustainable development, as well as climate change. Special attention was paid to the situation in Afghanistan.

The session included several high-level events, including a Food Systems Summit, a High-level Dialogue on Energy, a Global COVID-19 Summit, Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries, and Ministerial Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

The current session is being held in a hybrid mode. Approximately 120 representatives of foreign countries took part in the discussions in person. Heads of states, governments, foreign ministries and high representatives of 196 UN member states and observers addressed the world from the main international rostrum. Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered his statement on behalf of Kazakhstan in the format of a video message.

The program of the Kazakh Foreign Minister included several bilateral meetings and participation in multilateral events. On the first day, Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi held separate bilateral talks with Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, Singapore's Vivian Balakrishnan, Austria's Alexander Schallenberg, Syria's Faisal Mekdad and Montenegro's George Radulovich. In addition, the Minister took part in a high-level round table on Afghanistan “Protection of the Afghan population, especially women and children, in Afghanistan and the region”, organized by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.