ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 23. President of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and a group of high-level
representatives of the United Nations discussed the regional
environmental agenda, Trend reports via the press service of the Kazakh
president.
The meeting was held within the frame of the Regional Ecological
Summit (RES-2026) in Astana.
Tokayev noted that in the context of growing geopolitical
instability, coordinated action in response to current challenges,
including climate change, environmental degradation, and water
scarcity, is becoming increasingly important.
“You know that Kazakhstan is a strong supporter of effective
multilateral diplomacy. We are meeting at a time of growing
uncertainty and unpredictability, when geopolitical tensions are
rising and the logic of force is increasingly prevailing over the
norms of international law. Yesterday I spoke about these very
complex issues that we must address as a united international
community within the United Nations framework and beyond,” the
president said.
He emphasized the indispensable role of the United Nations as a
universal international platform capable of consolidating efforts
to address global challenges.
In turn, UN representatives positively assessed the level of
organization of the Regional Ecological Summit, as well as the
president of Kazakhstan’s address at its plenary session.
The sides also discussed the implementation of Kazakhstan’s
global initiatives. Tokayev reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s readiness to
further strengthen cooperation with the UN system in the interests
of sustainable development, stability, and shared prosperity.
