Kyrgyzstan, 2007

At the outset, let me join others in congratulating Mr.

Srgjan Kerim on his election to the presidency of the

General Assembly at its sixty-second session. I assure

him that the delegation of Kyrgyzstan stands ready to

cooperate with him. On behalf of my delegation I wish

him every success in fulfilling his responsibilities.

I wish to pay tribute to Her Excellency Sheikha

Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa for her outstanding

stewardship during the previous session of the General

Assembly.

I would also like to take this opportunity to

congratulate the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr.

Ban Ki-moon, on his election to his high and

responsible post and to wish him every success in his

important work. I am confident that his vast experience

and diplomatic skill will enable him to achieve all the

goals of the United Nations.

It would no doubt be difficult to come to a

common agreement about the date on which the new

millennium began whether it started with the

tragedy of 2001 or harks back to 1991, when the

structure of the world order changed. I believe that the

proponents of either theory would agree that a new

period has emerged: a time when the interdependence

of States has become a vivid reality leading to greater

vulnerability. Problems have become global, whereas

globalization has become localized.

In the face of all these dilemmas, the United

Nations unswervingly maintains its status as an

organization whose core value is to promote the moral

principles of solidarity. The formation of a global civil

society and the recognition of universally accepted

rights and freedoms under the auspices of the United

Nations play a significant role in furthering the process

of consolidation.

This clearly shows that society is capable of

refraining from war and solving its problems by using

its peacekeeping potential. Thoughtfully building the

future is not possible without reviewing and continuing

strategic planning of socio-economic development.

Fifteen years ago, one of the most noteworthy of

United Nations conferences took place at Rio de

Janeiro. There, the concept of sustainable development

was defined as a new tenet for humankind. The main

purpose was to create a new mechanism enabling us to

resolve existing social tensions and to prevent future

ones through cooperation among States and the

formation of a global civil society.

The relationship between the State and the

society develops differently in each country. The

Kyrgyz Republic has come a long way in affirming

democratic values, conducting constitutional reform

and fiscal decentralization. All this has been reflected

in the national development strategy approved by the

President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr. Kurmanbek

Bakiev. The aim of that document is to achieve

sustainable development by 2010; it is based on the

principles of self-fulfilment and human security, which

are the basic source of positive change in the sphere of

human development.

At the same time, we are well aware that long-

term sustainable development depends on the stability

of human relationships based on an understanding of

how to use existing resources for social and economic

development today and of what we must leave for

future generations.

Seven years ago, the General Assembly adopted

the Millennium Development Goals, thereby defining

our objectives for the future and the conditions needed

to achieve them. Attainment of the eight Goals and

tackling of the 15 challenges will serve as a basis both

for our global initiative and for realizing the potential

of regional development.

Nevertheless, level of development varies from

region to region. This is particularly relevant for

mountainous regions, which require a different strategy

for sustainable development which takes into account

each area’s specific potential in natural resources. In

addition to defining the ecological parameters, it is

necessary to define the economic and geographic

peculiarities of mountainous regions that call for a

special system of management which would give

priority to local self-governance. Despite their

significant resource potential, mountainous territories

need to address as a priority problems related to living

standards and quality of life. In that regard, the Kyrgyz

Republic believes that a second Global Mountain

Summit should be convened, at which we could

formulate a definitive sustainable policy for

mountainous regions, along with relevant norms of

international law.

Even what is seemingly the most insignificant

social inequality can destroy the social integrity of

humankind. Similarly, equal protection of rights and

freedoms and the adoption of universal values of

respect for human life enable us to fulfil the principles

of the Seville Statement Violence, which defines war as

a product of human culture.

The primary source of conflict is, in fact, lack of

social responsibility. The development strategy of

every single country should establish social

responsibility as a basic characteristic for elaborating

approaches to regional and global coordination, thus

improving the environment and reducing energy

shortages. Regional parameters of responsibility will

then create a new type of society, which will be no

longer a society at risk, but rather a society of security.

I have no doubt that all of today’s participants, as

well as all countries that accepted the MDGs as a basis

for their national development, are striving to establish

social peace and social equality, but the establishment

of a socially-oriented world order requires the

strengthening of mechanisms to promote the adoption

of decisions at the highest level. It is necessary that

such mechanisms include both the monitoring of joint

efforts and parameters of progress achieved in the

framework of the most effective implementation of the

MDGs. The initiative of the Kyrgyz President to

proclaim 20 February a world day of social justice

would serve as such a mechanism. We kindly request

the General Assembly to consider adopting a resolution

to that effect at the current session.

The establishment of social justice has been a

dream of humankind for many millennia. There was a

time when some were burned at the stake for

entertaining such dreams or attempting to establish a

community of social justice. At one time, dictatorship

and authoritarianism prospered under the pretext of a

call to social justice. That happened because of a

disparity between the proclaimed elevated goals and

the means of their achievement.

In the third millennium, the world’s nations have

defined development goals in the framework of a

united society. The means to achieve those goals must

correspond to a high level of civic awareness of the

potential of peacekeeping. We already have the

grounds for a constructive dialogue defining the

dynamics of peacekeeping for humankind’s

development. The United Nations has been a

foundation of such dialogue for several decades.

Allow me from this rostrum to confirm the

adherence of the Kyrgyz Republic to the goals and

purposes of the United Nations to maintain peace,

security and a prosperous life for all the nations of the

Earth.