We are all united by common desire for peace and cooperation - Tokayev

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has addressed the member countries of the Conference on Confidence-Building Measures in Asia on behalf of Kazakhstan, El.kz reports.

"We are all united by a common desire for peace and cooperation. But despite our creative efforts, the world is not safer. Today, we are living in an unprecedented geopolitical storm and a growing crisis in the global economy. This phenomenon has already been called "global dysfunction." Since the previous CICA summit in 2019, the world community has experienced difficult trials, the negative consequences of which continue to have an impact on global development," the Head of State noted.

He also noted that a particularly important task is to achieve sustainability in international relations in the face of emerging unprecedented threats. It is critical to give new impetus to multilateral mechanisms and to return to open dialogue.

"First of all, we should all direct our efforts to the formation of a new peace agenda in order to strengthen the importance of the Asian continent in the global system of international relations. As you know, Asia has made a huge contribution to the development of human civilization," Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.

"For several millennia, the states of our macro-region have been the main driving force of the social, cultural, technological progress of all mankind. This colossal historical experience can become a solid foundation for building a new sustainable and inclusive world order based on the principles of sovereign equality, peaceful coexistence and justice," the Head of State said.

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