Kazakh President Highlights Growing Role of Middle Powers in Global Peace and Security

"Big powers have failed to make the global world safer. And the current realities are, of course, a big concern for many countries, including Kazakhstan. This is why the UN needs reforming."

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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized that middle powers can play a pivotal role in advancing global peace and security, particularly as interactions among major world powers have led to deadlock in the UN Security Council. In this context, he suggested that countries like Kazakhstan could contribute to bridging divides and fostering diplomatic solutions where larger powers are unable or unwilling to act, The Caspian Post reports citing Interfax International.

"As a universal organization the UN is absolutely indispensable to humankind, there is no alternative. Unfortunately, big powers have failed to make the global world safer. And the current realities are, of course, a big concern for many countries, including Kazakhstan. This is why the UN needs reforming," Tokayev said at a special session of the Doha Forum on Saturday.

There should be "bridges" among big powers, "the absence of which has unfortunately driven the Security Council into deadlock," Tokayev said.

"The so-called middle powers, including Kazakhstan, can play a very important role in advancing peace and security both at the regional and global levels," he said.

The Kazakh president was a guest of honor at the Doha Forum opening ceremony and a special session in the Newsmaker Interview format where he answered questions from the moderator, CNN journalist Julia Chatterley.