Published on: 2026-09-26
Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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September 25, 2026 UN
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi, speaking at the general political debates of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, stated that the erosion of trust between states is rapidly changing the international order. He called for the resumption of high-level dialogue between nuclear powers and announced that Kazakhstan is ready to host one of their upcoming meetings. For Kazakhstan, nuclear disarmament is not an abstract doctrine but a responsibility based on national experience, Tleuberdi added.
A world free of nuclear weapons
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk Test Site, the 30th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, and the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia. According to the minister, the renunciation of the world’s fourth-largest nuclear arsenal did not weaken the state—in fact, thanks to international trust, it strengthens sovereignty and security and promotes development.
Today, this trust is again under threat, Tleuberdi stated, pointing to the expiration of the Strategic Offensive Arms Reduction Treaty and the fact that the 2026 Review Conference on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons has ended without substantive results for the third consecutive cycle. “States possessing nuclear weapons should never confuse the absence of an agreement with a vacuum of obligations,” the minister emphasized. “They bear responsibility until we achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.”
Ukraine and Afghanistan
Tleuberdi expressed deep concern about the Ukrainian crisis, which, according to him, continues to claim lives, undermine global trust, and international security. “Even the most complex conflicts ultimately must be resolved through diplomacy and negotiations,” he stated. The minister strongly condemned the repeated drone attacks on Kazakhstan’s oil export infrastructure, including on commercial vessels in the Black Sea area.
According to Tleuberdi, the long-term stability of Afghanistan is inseparable from the security and sustainable development of Central Asia. Humanitarian aid is indispensable, but by itself cannot break the vicious cycle of poverty, displacement, and dependency, he noted, advocating for pragmatic, coordinated, and phased international engagement with Afghanistan with the central role of the UN.
UN Reform
The minister stated that Kazakhstan remains firmly committed to the goals and principles of the United Nations Charter and effective multilateral cooperation, and fully supports the “UN-80” initiative. “The success of the reform should be measured not by what is cut or reorganized, but by whether the United Nations prevents conflicts more effectively, responds to crises more quickly, and achieves better results for all member states,” he said.
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