Kazakhstan president hopes for swift Azerbaijan-Armenia peace treaty

We hope for the prompt conclusion of a full-scale peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.

In remarks at the International Forum on Peace and Trust in Ashgabat, the Kazakh leader noted that the signing of a joint peace declaration by Azerbaijan and Armenia holds historic significance and opens broad prospects for multifaceted cooperation both in the region and beyond, adding that Kazakhstan hopes for the swift conclusion of a comprehensive peace treaty that will ensure stability in the South Caucasus, Caliber.Az reports via local media.

The Kazakh President also noted his support for the intensification of the negotiation process regarding the conflict in Ukraine.

“We welcome the signing of a peace agreement on the situation in the Middle East. Kazakhstan’s decision to join the Abraham Accords was driven by the desire to contribute constructively to stabilising the situation in this region,” he emphasised.

Tokayev further advocated for reform of the United Nations system.

“Kazakhstan supports UN reform, including expanding the Security Council and strengthening the role of the General Assembly. During the 80th session of the General Assembly, I proposed creating a group of like-minded states to prepare concrete proposals for reforming the UN system. At the same time, it is extremely important that all major powers show political will, call on UN member states to engage in a broad dialogue, and demonstrate strategic restraint and readiness to achieve difficult compromises,” he said.

The President called on the international community to support efforts to preserve the Caspian Sea.

“Kazakhstan has initiated the development of a special interstate program aimed at preventing the destruction of the ecosystem and the shrinking of the Caspian Sea. We call on the entire global community to support our efforts to preserve this unique body of water. In general, in my view, water diplomacy requires close interstate coordination. Existing international institutions generally act in a fragmented manner within narrow mandates, which does not match the scale of growing water-related challenges,” Tokayev noted.

He also highlighted the absence of a specialised UN structure focused exclusively on water issues.

“Therefore, Kazakhstan proposes creating an international water organisation that could consolidate all existing mandates of various UN entities. An optimal solution could be transforming the inter-agency mechanism UN-WATER into a full-fledged specialised UN agency or organisation,” Tokayev said.

According to him, Central Asian countries are actively enhancing their transit and transport potential to strengthen connectivity between East and West, North and South.

“Kazakhstan places due importance on developing the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), modernising railway, port, and road infrastructure to create a seamless transport system. We are actively participating in developing a comprehensive strategy for transport system development in Central Asia to establish sustainable logistics routes,” the Kazakh leader said.

By Jeyhun Aghazada