+21° / +13°C WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 No 12 (102) www.astanatimes.com SCO Presidents Urge Cooperation in Transit, In Historic Win, Kazakhstan Infrastructure, Counter-Terrorism Elected for UN Security Council for 2017-2018 By Galiaskar Seitzhan NEW YORK – After a gruelling six-year campaign, which took its leaders and diplomats and intro- duced Kazakhstan to far flung cor- ners of the world, from Europe to the Pacific Islands, from Africa to Latin America, Kazakhstan won the right to sit on the United Nations Security Nameplate for Kazakhstan at the UN Council in 2017-2018. General Assembly hall is seen on June In the second round of voting by 28 during the vote count. the UN General Assembly here on these priorities in the main body of June 28, Kazakhstan was elected multilateral diplomacy in the world, from the Asian-Pacific group, re- ceiving 138 votes, which is more Kazakhstan intends to closely co- than two thirds of the UN member operate with all partners without states needed for the win. exception, members in the Security For the first time Kazakhstan has Council and the UN as a whole, the declared his candidacy for non-per- country’s diplomats have said ear- lier. Presidents of the six member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation - China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan - are joined manent members of the UN Security for a group photo by the leaders of Afghanistan, Belarus, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan as well as the foreign minister of Iran and representatives of Council in June 2010. Since then, As a non-permanent UN Security numerous international organisations who are SCO observers and partners for dialogue. the Kazakh diplomats have made Council member, Kazakhstan will also seek to represent the interests By Aiman Turebekova consistent efforts to bring to the bek Atambayev, Russian President and the signing of a package of national terrorism. A further step international community practical of the whole of Central Asia and Vladimir Putin, Tajik President other documents. is the adoption of the convention intends to raise important issues for ASTANA – President of Kazakh- content and validity of the country’s Emomali Rahmon joined the host Nazarbayev noted that the jubi- on the fight against extremism. It bid, and obtain support from the the region, the Kazakh diplomats stan Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Uzbek President Islam Karimov for lee summit was held amidst global is important to note that religious widest possible range of UN mem- added. Tashkent to participate in a sum- the June 24 summit. challenges and threats. extremism is not identified with ber states. Kazakhstan will officially assume mit of the Shanghai Cooperation The sides discussed concrete According to him, the SCO’s peace-loving Islam and other re- Kazakhstan put forward four pri- the non-permanent membership of Organisation (SCO), where discus- steps to develop cooperation in response could be the effective ligions,” Nazarbayev said, noting orities for its future work in the UN the UN Security Council on January sions focused on cooperating to priority spheres including security, implementation of the Coop- that his country had recently initi- Security Council: nuclear, energy, 1, 2017 and will carry on until De- counter terrorism and the flow of il- counterterrorism, and economic eration Programme in the fight ated the high-level dialogue, ‘Reli- water and food security. Advancing cember 31, 2018. legal drugs and to support regional and humanitarian ties. The summit against the “three evil forces” for gions for Peace,’ under the auspic- development. The summit marked concluded with the adoption of the 2016–2018. es of the UN in New York and held the organisation’s 15th anniversary. Tashkent Declaration, the approval “We propose to develop and the international “Religions against Nazarbayev, Chinese President Xi of the 2016–2020 Action Plan for adopt a statement on the SCO’s Terrorism” conference in Astana. Jinping, Kyrgyz President Almaz- the SCO Development Strategy, joint counteraction against inter- Continued on Page A3 Foreign Minister Highlights Prospective Tasks of Kazakh Diplomacy President Nazarbayev Calls for Further our biggest trading partner, while the By Kamila Zhumabayeva U.S. is the second biggest foreign investor after the EU. We are work- ASTANA – Kazakh Minister of ing on developing friendly, ben- Integration and International Cooperation Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov pre- eficial relations with our brotherly sented detailed information about countries and closest neighbours in the current activities of the ministry Central Asia. We are developing co- and highlighted prospective tasks of operation with key countries of the Kazakh diplomacy in the interna- Arab world, Asia, Africa and Latin tional arena during his first formal America,” said the minister. meeting with the public held June Developing a relationship with 20 in the capital. African countries is one of the new- He emphasised that due to the er, but at the same time important country’s dynamic development directions in Kazakhstan’s foreign and peace-loving and active foreign policy. policy of President Nursultan Naz- “Despite the geographic remote- arbayev, Kazakhstan currently oc- ness, we intend to develop beneficial cupies strong positions in the world relations with the region’s counties. and enjoys respect among countries. As of today, Kazakhstan has embas- “Our country has rightfully be- sies in the South African Republic, come an established leader in the Ethiopia and Egypt. Diplomatic re- field of nuclear disarmament and an lations with most of the continent’s active moderator in the dialogue of states were established. Today, the cultures, religions and civilizations,” states of the African continent are in- said Idrissov. volved more deeply in international Kazakhstan maintains diplomatic economic and political processes,” relations with 180 nations and has said Idrissov. set the task to enter the list of 30 He added creating favourable ex- most developed countries. ternal conditions for political, eco- “We build friendly, trustworthy nomic and social transformations relations and beneficial economic inside the country and protecting ties with large and small states in the national interests in an international east and west, north and south. We arena were and remain the main pri- closely cooperate with Russia and ority of the ministry’s work. China, the European Union (EU) is Continued on Page A2 (L-R) CNN Host Fareed Zakaria, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italiam Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. billion in 2016. At the same time, rier to national economies. He alogue between the two unions,” By Malika Orazgaliyeva the inflow of capital in the devel- suggested the Eurasian Economic he said. Astana Prepares to Celebrate oped economies does not guaran- Union (EAEU), as the youngest Nazarbayev emphasised close Kazakh President Nursultan tee their further growth. The fall interstate association, must take cooperation between the EAEU Nazarbayev visited Saint Peters- of prices on raw materials sig- this risk into account. Disintegra- and Association of Southeast burg, Russia to participate in the nificantly reduced the revenues tion and economic isolationism Asian Nations (ASEAN) is anoth- 20th International Economic Fo- of exporting countries. It, in turn, will not solve internal problems, er important direction. Speaking rum and hold a series of bilateral intensified the deflationary pres- he stated. about Kazakhstan’s economic ini- meetings. sure in importing countries. The “The collaboration of economic tiatives, he invited investors from Russian President Vladimir income of absolutely all mining spaces of the European Union and Russia and other Commonwealth Putin and Italian Prime Minister of Independent States (CIS) coun- Mateo Renzi took part at the fo- companies is rapidly declining. the EAEU has great potential for a All lose. The governments and breakthrough in the development tries to participate in the Astana rum session “Capitalising on the International Financial Centre. He New Global Economic Reality.” central banks become less able of the entire Greater Eurasia and to revive economic activity,” he the world as a whole. I was and noted it will help create favour- In his speech, Nazarbayev not- able conditions for the sustainable ed the world has lived in condi- said. remain a strong supporter of this “Looking at the situation objec- process. I constantly raise this is- socio-economic development of tions of global crisis for several the entire region. tively, it can be understood that sue at my meetings with European years, where people are experi- The President added the world the global economy is not suffer- partners. I hope that the participa- encing a decrease in the quality of is facing the problem of uncon- ing from an excess of integration, tion of many heads of major Euro- life, including the middle class in trollable external migration amid developed countries. but rather the lack of it,” he said. pean companies and President of the worsening economic and po- “The experts predict a record The President added a number the European Commission Jean- litical situation. amount of capital outflow from of interstate integration bureau- Claude Juncker in this forum will developing markets up to $450 cratic frames have become a bar- bring the beginning of a direct di- Continued on Page A3 See full story on Page B1. 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