Kazakhstan a Good Fit for UN Security Council Seat
By Tom Michael
Kazakhstan’s role as a leader in Central Asia and, indeed, the entire world gained another dimension this summer as the ambitious but peace-seeking nation was elected to a non-permanent position on the powerful United Nations Security Council for 2017-2018 .
The U.N.’s 193 member countries selected Kazakhstan over Thailand for the prestigious international post in June after a spirited campaign by both nations.
“The election campaign was very competitive, and took many years of hard work, and we feel privileged to be a UNSC member,” Karat Umarov, Kazakhstan’s ambassador to the United States, told EdgeKz.
Also elected to non-permanent positions on the world body’s Security Council were Bolivia, Ethiopia and Sweden. Each of the four nation’s terms are for two years, beginning on Jan. 1, 2017. Italy and the Netherlands had to split the other seat’s two year term after no country was able to secure enough votes to win outright.
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