{"id":17698,"date":"2025-01-21T17:38:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T16:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpolicyconference.com\/?p=17698"},"modified":"2025-01-21T17:38:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T16:38:48","slug":"kazakhstan-reiterates-commitment-to-multilateral-cooperation-at-wpc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpolicyconference.com\/fr\/kazakhstan-reiterates-commitment-to-multilateral-cooperation-at-wpc\/","title":{"rendered":"Kazakhstan Reiterates Commitment to Multilateral Cooperation at World Policy Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

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17.12.2024<\/p>\n

Kazakhstan Reiterates Commitment to Multilateral Cooperation at World Policy Conference<\/p>\n

ASTANA\u2014Since gaining independence, Kazakhstan has pursued a multivector, pragmatic, and balanced foreign policy, Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko said at the 17th annual World Policy Conference (WPC), organized by the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), on Dec. 13-15 in Abu Dhabi, according to the ministry\u2019s press service.<\/p>\n

The distinguished French scholar Thierry de Montbrial, founder and long-standing president of IFRI, highlighted Kazakhstan\u2019s diplomatic course as a model for multivector diplomacy, which has earned the country a recognition as a responsible partner in the international community. According to him, Kazakhstan has not only refined its approach to foreign policy but is also increasingly active in addressing global challenges as a middle power.<\/p>\n

During the subsequent discussion, Vassilenko used the metaphor of the traditional Kazakh round felt house, the yurt, to explain the country\u2019s balanced and pragmatic foreign policy. \u201cIn the traditional Kazakh home, there are no corners,\u201d he said. \u201cTherefore, the need to take sides or choose a corner, as one might in a boxing ring, runs contrary to our national mentality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only side we should be all taking is the side of cooperation, not rivalry; engagement rather than isolation, the rule of law rather than lawlessness; mutual benefit and the concept of win-win outcome rather than mutual exclusion and zero-sum games. That is the approach we have been pursuing over the past 30 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the role of middle powers amid the international security crisis, Vassilenko reiterated Astana\u2019s commitment to strengthening the UN as the sole global body addressing security and development challenges. He emphasized President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev\u2019s call for long-overdue reforms of the UN Security Council to make it more representative and reflective of current global realities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we can do as a middle power \u2013 and we take this designation very seriously \u2013 is to collaborate with like-minded nations, in a network of such countries in searching for collective solutions and in persuading global superpowers to prioritize the interests of humanity as a whole and urgently address critical global issues, such as climate change, inequality, and poverty,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Responding to the moderator\u2019s question on Kazakhstan\u2019s stance toward the conflict in Ukraine, Vassilenko reiterated that \u201cPresident Tokayev has consistently emphasized that the resolution of this problem can only be achieved through diplomacy. We advocate for the swift cessation of the conflict and the resolution of differences at the negotiating table. Kazakhstan is ready to fully support efforts in this direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Highlighting Kazakhstan\u2019s neutral position and constructive ties with all sides, Vassilenko added, \u201cWe are prepared to play our role as a neutral host country if needed, maintaining good positive relations with Russia, Ukraine, and the West.\u201d<\/p>\n

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