John Kerry: Kazakhstan - strong candidate for UN SC non-permanent membership

ASTANA. KAZINFORM U.S. Secretary of State believes that Kazakhstan is a strong candidate for the UN Security Council non-permanent membership. He said it Monday delivering a speech at Nazarbayev University.

"I would like to note that we are inspired by what Kazakhstan does. You are our partner in peacekeeping operations and in other programs. Of course, one should note, that Kazakhstan is a strong candidate. We will see how the situation will develop," said he. As is known, Kazakhstan offered its candidacy for the non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council for 2017-2018. Kazakhstan's bid relies on four basic principles: food security, water security, energy security and nuclear security.