New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Kazakhstan Ambassador to India, Bulat Sarsenbayev has said his country would work towards coordinating global efforts against militancy during its tenure in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Members of the UN General Assembly earlier on June 28 voted in four new members - Kazakhstan, Sweden, Bolivia and Ethiopia - to serve on the UNSC for two years starting January 2017.
Condemning the recent terrorist attack in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka that left at least 20 dead, Sarsenbayev called for united efforts to tackle terrorism.
"I think during Security Council seat (tenure) we will work on these issues to coordinate all the country's efforts to fight terrorism because terrorism is unacceptable. What happened in Turkey, what happened in Bangladesh, is not acceptable. We are living in 21st century and we are facing such challenges. It is awful," Sarsenbayev said.
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He also said that there is a need for the global community and world organs like the United Nations to address issues like terrorism and extremism in a calibrated and concentrated manner.
"Terrorism is a big problem for the whole world. Our president, during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, raised some proposals such as to make a global network, an anti-terrorism network, to prepare a list of all terrorist organisations and people-based on legislations of countries. In some countries, there are 30 or 40 terrorist organisations, but in other countries, it is different. It's all based on their own legislations. Kazakhstan has proposed a global list of all terrorist organisations and people who are involved in terrorist activity, and to exchange this information," he added.
Security forces killed six gunmen and captured one in a 12-hour long standoff after militants stormed a cafe in Dhaka and took hostages. Thirteen hostages were rescued safely.
Islamic State (IS) said it was responsible for the attack, but the claim is yet to be confirmed.
The IS is also suspected to be behind a triple suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul's main airport that killed 42 people.
Talking about India's bid for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Sarsenbayev assured Kazakhstan's support for the South Asian nation.
"I think Kazakhstan is not against India to be member of this union (NSG). But our leaders discussed it. I am not familiar too much about what happened but in general I think Kazakhstan is very positive," Sarsenbayev added.
China led opposition to a push by the United States to bring India into the NSG which aims to prevent nuclear weapons proliferation by stopping the sale of items that can be used to make nuclear arms.
