Kazakhstan calls for nuclear free world by 2045

May 9, 2016

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Kazakhstan is seeking to encourage a wide ranging discussion of the role of religion in fighting extremism and terrorism and it is calling for a nuclear free world by 2045, the 100th anniversary of the United Nations, as the Central Asian nation makes its first bid for a seat on the Security Council.

Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov spoke at two high level meetings at the U.N. on Friday, laying out his nation’s vision for a more peaceful and tolerant global society.

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