UN reforms can’t wait any longer, Kazakhstan’s Tokayev says amid fragile Iran truce
President Tokayev told the Antalya Diplomacy Forum that multilateralism is being undermined as major decisions move outside the UN framework
“We have been talking about that for a long time, but only talking happens,” Tokayev told the fifth Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey. “Everybody is feeling the impact of the Iran war and everybody is suffering.”
At the three-day summit ending on Sunday, he underscored that major diplomatic decisions were increasingly being made outside the UN even as its role remained essential.
According to Turkish media, delegations from more than 150 countries – including more than 20 heads of state and government, about 15 vice-presidents and dozens of ministers – will attend this year’s conclave.
Tokayev praised host Turkey for showing restraint and acting responsibly to prevent conflicts.
Kazakhstan has taken an active role in attempting to facilitate peace and de-escalate tensions in the US-Israeli war on Iran while maintaining a neutral stance on the conflict that has disrupted oil and gas supplies worldwide. It has also expressed its readiness to host peace negotiations.