UN reforms can’t wait any longer, Kazakhstan’s Tokayev says amid fragile Iran trucePresident Tokayev told the Antalya Diplomacy Forum that multilateralism is being undermined as major decisions move outside the UN framework3-MIN READ3-MIN0ListenPublished: 7:43pm, 17 Apr 2026Updated: 7:49pm, 17 Apr 2026Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday that the war in Iran had laid bare the urgency of long-delayed UN reforms, arguing that the world body must be strengthened if multilateral diplomacy is to help restore global peace and security.“We have been talking about that for a long time, but only talking happens,” Tokayev told the fifth Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey. “Everybody is feeling the impact of the Iran war and everybody is suffering.”At the three-day summit ending on Sunday, he underscored that major diplomatic decisions were increasingly being made outside the UN even as its role remained essential.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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UN reforms can’t wait any longer, Kazakhstan’s Tokayev says amid fragile Iran truce
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated on Friday, April 17, 2026, at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, that UN reforms are urgently needed. He argued that the ongoing war in Iran highlights the necessity of strengthening the UN to restore global peace and security through multilateral diplomacy.
Biman MukherjiSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-17 · 11:43 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated on Friday, April 17, 2026, at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, that UN reforms are urgently needed. He argued that the ongoing war in Iran highlights the necessity of strengthening the UN to restore global peace and security through multilateral diplomacy. Tokayev noted that significant diplomatic decisions are increasingly being made outside the UN framework, even though the organization's role remains crucial. He emphasized that the impact of the Iran war is being felt globally, underscoring the need for immediate action on long-discussed UN reforms. The three-day summit concludes on Sunday.
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President Tokayev told the Antalya Diplomacy Forum that multilateralism is being undermined as major decisions move outside the UN framework
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Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that the war in Iran had laid bare the urgency of long-delayed UN reforms.
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Major diplomatic decisions were increasingly being made outside the UN even as its role remained essential.
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Everybody is feeling the impact of the Iran war and everybody is suffering.
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