Kazakhstan Commemorates International Day Against Nuclear Tests

August 29 is observed as the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, a date designated by the United Nations General Assembly following an initiative by Kazakhstan.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev commemorated the day with a message on social media, recalling that the Kazakh people suffered from the devastating consequences of nuclear weapons testing. He stressed that this tragedy must never be repeated, urging the world to strengthen peace, expand international cooperation, and pursue nuclear disarmament, The Caspian Post reports citing The Astana Times.

“For the sake of future generations, we must strengthen peace, develop international cooperation, make efforts to achieve nuclear disarmament and abandon nuclear testing,” Tokayev wrote on his page on X.

According to President Tokayev, peace and security remain the highest values uniting all of humanity.