ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 24. Kazakhstan is
firmly convinced that the voices of responsible middle powers
should also be seriously strengthened in the Security Council, said
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the 80th UN General
Assembly, Trend
reports.
According to the President, in this regard, a comprehensive
reform of the United Nations is a strategic necessity, not a
subject for endless deliberations.
“We need to create a new group of like-minded partners who will
professionally and decisively put forward concrete proposals to
reform the UN so that it better meets the challenges of today and
the tasks of tomorrow,” he said.
According to Tokayev, the central element of these decisive
efforts to renew the UN should be the reform of the Security
Council. Major countries from Asia, Africa, and Latin America
should be represented on the Security Council based on
rotation.
“Moreover, Kazakhstan is firmly convinced that the voices of
responsible middle powers should also be seriously strengthened in
the Security Council. In fact, middle powers have already begun to
play a more significant positive role in international relations by
providing balance and strengthening trust. They can become bridges
within the UN while the great powers are divided or unable to solve
urgent problems that concern everyone,” Tokayev noted.
He emphasized that first and foremost, to maintain the UN’s
authority in the 21st century, member states must take real steps
toward lasting peace and security. Otherwise, the UN will be doomed
to endlessly mitigate consequences while the root causes of
problems multiply indefinitely.
“We can begin this process today by reaffirming our unwavering
commitment to the Charter of the United Nations. The fundamental
principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the peaceful
resolution of disputes must be strictly observed without any
exceptions. Selective application of the Charter undermines its
authority,” Tokayev added.
