The Kyrgyz Republic has launched a campaign for its first seat on the United Nations Security Council at U.N. Headquarters in New York.
To further his country’s bid for a nonpermanent seat on the council during the 2027-2028 term, Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev laid out his country’s priorities: conflict prevention, sustainable development for landlocked and mountainous nations, nuclear disarmament and support for U.N. reform.
The Kyrgyz bid has received unanimous endorsement from its four Central Asian neighbors: Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Ulugbek Lapasov, Uzbekistan’s permanent representative to the U.N., called on member states to support the Kyrgyz Republic’s candidacy. This unanimous bloc of regional support is considered essential to a successful candidacy.
During his 2024 address to the U.N. General Assembly, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov called for broader representation on the Security Council and said it is a “historical injustice” that dozens of U.N. member states never have had a seat.
The Philippines is seen as the Kyrgyz Republic’s main competition for the Asia-Pacific seat on the council. Sources: The Diplomatic Insight, The Times of Central Asia, KG24