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Astana, Aug 3 (EFE)<\/strong> \u2013 Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev<\/strong> and United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/strong> presided Sunday over the signing of an agreement to establish a United Nations Regional Center for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/strong> for Central Asia and Afghanistan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The signing ceremony <\/strong>was held in Almaty<\/strong>\u2014Kazakhstan\u2019s former capital and largest city. <\/strong>It formalized the agreement between the Kazakh government<\/strong> and the United Nations<\/strong>, according to a statement from the Kazakh presidential office<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

High-level support for the UN SDG initiative<\/h2>\n

On behalf of Kazakhstan, the agreement was signed by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu<\/strong>. Representing the UN was Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Li Junhua<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis event sends an important and powerful message to the entire international community about the significance of Central Asia, which is becoming an increasingly important actor on the global stage,\u201d<\/strong> Tokayev said, according to a statement released by his press office following a meeting with Guterres ahead of the signing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The UN regional center<\/strong> aims to strengthen cooperation and accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong> in a region that faces complex development, environmental, and geopolitical challenges.<\/p>\n

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Astana, Aug 3 (EFE).- Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres presided Friday over the signing of an agreement to establish a UN Regional Center for the Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan.\u2013EFE\/Kazakh Presidential Office EDITORIAL USE ONLY\/ONLY AVAILABLE TO ILLUSTRATE THE ACCOMPANYING NEWS STORY (MANDATORY CREDIT) **<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kazakhstan’s diplomatic role and support for UN reform<\/h2>\n

The Kazakh leader<\/strong> also expressed strong support for Our Common Agenda<\/strong>, the UN80 initiative.<\/strong> Guterres launched the initiative to modernize the international organization and improve its ability to address 21st-century global challenges<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cKazakhstan fully supports your efforts to reform the UN and shares your priorities,\u201d<\/strong> Tokayev told the UN chief, who is making his third visit<\/strong> to the Central Asian country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For his part, Guterres<\/strong> praised Kazakhstan\u2019s role as a symbol of diplomacy and international cooperation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt all began with the historic decision to renounce nuclear weapons inherited from the Soviet Union decades ago\u2014a truly exceptional example for the entire world,\u201d<\/strong> he stressed. EFE<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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