On the first working day of the new year at the United Nations Headquarters, the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the UN held a solemn ceremony of setting the flags of the new members of the UN Security Council elected for 2023-2024, El.kz cites MFA.
The permanent representatives of Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland raised their national flags in front of the UN Security Council Chamber.
The tradition of holding the ceremony on the first day of the work of the Security Council in the new year was established by Kazakhstan in January 2018 during its chairmanship in this central body of the world organization.
Opening the event, Akan Rakhmetullin, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the UN, stressed that the current situation in the world more than ever requires cooperation and solidarity, as well as the commitment of all Member States to achieve common goals and adhere to the principles of UN International Law.
“On behalf of Kazakhstan, that has had the honor to serve on the Security Council, I most sincerely congratulate you, and wish you every success in realizing your priorities for the Council,” the Ambassador said, addressing the elected members of one of the main bodies of the UN.
Ambassadors of the new non-permanent UNSC members expressed gratitude to Kazakhstan for organizing the event and introduced their priorities for their time on the Council.