Kazakhstan President Tokayev's Address at the 80th UN General Assembly

Reaffirming UN Principles Amidst Global Challenges

• 🌍 The United Nations, after eight decades, remains a symbol of hope, but faces a crisis of trust due to serious violations of international law.
• 💡 Comprehensive reform of the United Nations is a strategic necessity to make it more adaptable to today's unpredictable world.
• 🤝 A new group of dedicated individuals should propose concrete reforms, with a central pillar being the reform of the Security Council to include representation from Asia, Africa, and Latin America on a rotational basis.

Advancing Peace and Security

• 🕊️ State leaders have a responsibility to move towards peace, with a failure to act carrying a heavy price for future generations.
• ⚖️ The founding principles of the UN Charter—sovereignty, territorial integrity, and peaceful resolution of disputes—must be upheld without exception, and the obsolete 'enemy state' clauses should be reviewed.
• 💥 Rebuilding a robust global security architecture is a top priority, advocating for dialogue among nuclear powers and stronger multilateral action to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons.
• 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan is ready to host a new dialogue on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation and advance a proposal for an international agency for biological safety and security.

Addressing Regional Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises

• 🇺🇦 The Ukrainian crisis continues to harm civilians and undermine international security, necessitating continued diplomatic efforts with political flexibility.
• 🇵🇸 The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached a disastrous scale, requiring full protection of civilians, unhindered humanitarian access, and strict compliance with international humanitarian law, with support for a two-state solution.
• 🇦🇿🇰🇿 Kazakhstan welcomes the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, demonstrating that entrenched conflicts can be settled through diplomacy.

Economic Cooperation and Sustainable Development

• 📈 Global FDI has fallen, and Kazakhstan strongly advocates for greater international investment cooperation, having attracted over $400 billion in 30 years.
• 🌏 Located centrally in Eurasia, Kazakhstan is poised to be a crucial logistic hub, investing heavily in transport and transit infrastructure, including the Belt and Road Initiative.
• 🌱 Kazakhstan has made the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a core pillar of its national agenda and hosts the UN Regional Center for SDGs for Central Asia and Afghanistan.
• 💧 Kazakhstan is actively addressing environmental concerns, including the shrinking Caspian Sea and accelerating glacier melt, and will host a regional ecological summit in Astana.

Embracing Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation

• 🤖 Kazakhstan views artificial intelligence (AI) as a major breakthrough engine for human progress but acknowledges the related risks, emphasizing the need for clear ethical norms and collective action.
• 💻 Kazakhstan aims to transform into a fully digital power within three years, integrating AI across all sectors and prioritizing e-government, with nearly 90% of public services already digitalized.
• 🎓 Digital progress must be coupled with professional education to valorize technical professions and address potential job threats from AI and automation.

National Renewal and Global Governance

• 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan is pursuing bold national renewal with large-scale political and economic reforms, including a single 7-year presidential term to strengthen democratic accountability.
• ⚖️ The country is committed to the formula of a strong president, influential parliament, and accountable government, with a focus on law and order and the rule of law.
• 📊 Kazakhstan's economy shows resilience with expected growth exceeding 6%, supported by a diverse energy strategy and agricultural potential.
• 🤝 Kazakhstan will continue to serve as a bridge builder and peacemaker, choosing balance over domination, cooperation over confrontation, and peace over war, to renew the promise of the United Nations.