“Tokaif”: A fund to help the victims of nuclear tests should be established

According to the Fars news agency reporter in Astana, at the second conference of the countries that are parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Murat Nortlev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, the initiative of the President of this country, Kasim Jomart Tokayev, “on global unity for “Peace and just harmony”. In this meeting, Murat Norteleo drew the attention of the international audience to the harmful consequences that nuclear weapons tests and their use can lead to. .

In the continuation of this meeting, he called for dialogue and the expansion of confidence-building measures in order to strengthen global security. It has prepared to create an international trust fund to finance projects to help victims of nuclear tests and to restore the environment. It was announced that the United Nations would promote “equal dialogue” based on the UN Charter, international laws and mutual respect. The Secretary General of the United Nations spoke.

Guterres pointed to Kazakhstan’s leadership and initiatives in strengthening international security, especially in the field of nuclear disarmament, and thanked “Astane” for supporting the peacekeeping missions of the World Organization. .

On the sidelines of the mentioned conference, the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan also talked with Izumi Nakamitsu, the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations for disarmament affairs, and there the country’s initiatives in the field of nuclear disarmament. discussed the strengthening of the regime of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the expansion of cooperation between nuclear-weapon-free zones.

In this meeting, they agreed that the next meeting of participating countries The said topic will be held in Kazakhstan in 2024.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan also met with Melissa Park, Executive Director of ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons).

At this conference, the Kazakh delegation organized two events to support the victims of nuclear tests and to restore the environment.

In cooperation with the Ministry of Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and the United Nations Secretariat organized the participation in the conference for the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the representatives of the island countries of the Pacific region affected by nuclear weapons tests.

Based on the results of the second conference The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is supposed to adopt a political statement and its presidency will be handed over to Kazakhstan for a two-year period.

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