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Kyrgyzstan|politics|September 26, 2016 / 09:03 AM
Kyrgyzstan supports implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, Foreign Minister says

AKIPRESS.COM - UN General Assembly During the general debate of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Erlan Abdyldayev expressed his support for the Sustainable Development Goals, which included a number of priorities for his country, including poverty reduction, high-quality education, healthcare, economic growth and environmental protection.

On that note, Abdyldayev announced that he had signed the Paris Agreement the preceding day.

Enumerating the many environmental stresses Kyrgyzstan faced, he called for international support to help his country adapt to climate change. Particularly concerning was the rapid rate of glacial melting, shrinking biodiversity and uranium mining sites, which despite having been addressed under General Assembly resolution 68/218, now required a high-level international meeting.

Turning to issues of security and stability, he expressed concern about tensions in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Ukraine, and noted that terrorism, extremism and religious intolerance afflicted his country like so many others. Observing that the “confrontational position of some countries” was hindering the international community’s ability to tackle those threats, he called for world powers to set aside their disputes and undertake joint efforts to counter threats to international security.

There needed to be a General Assembly resolution on inter-religious dialogue and cooperation for peace, he said.

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