Bishkek, Dec. 21, 2018. /Kabar/. At the 62nd plenary session of the UN General Assembly ((UN GA) at the UN headquarters in New York, the draft of the updated Resolution on the Role of the International Community in Preventing the Radiation Threat in Central Asia, initiated by the Kyrgyz side, was unanimously adopted.
Previously, the draft resolution was considered and adopted by the Second Committee of the UN GA. The resolution submitted by the Kyrgyz Republic was co-sponsored by 40 UN member states - Australia, Austria, Armenia, Belarus, Canada, Qatar, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, India, Indonesia, Spain, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Benin, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Turkey, USA.
The adoption of the resolution by the UNGA was a practical result of the initiative voiced by President of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbekov at the General Debate of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly on September 25, 2018 in New York.
During the consideration of the resolution in the UN General Assembly, Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic M. Moldoisayeva stressed that the resolution initiated by the Kyrgyz Republic will contribute to the improvement of environmental safety and, in general, the implementation of sustainable development goals in Central Asia and around the world.
The Permanent Representative expressed gratitude to the UN member states for supporting the resolution initiated by Kyrgyzstan and noted that the unanimous adoption of this resolution and the co-sponsorship of 40 UN member states demonstrates the commitment of the international community to continue developing cooperation and coordination to reduce the threat from the former uranium mining facilities and first of all uranium tailings in Central Asia.
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