President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed serious concern that the indirect consequences of modern armed conflicts are increasingly extending beyond the immediate territories of hostilities and striking at global stability, reports the website infohub.kz.
According to Tokayev, in the context of deep globalization, geopolitical tensions are no longer limited solely to military confrontation between local parties. The secondary effects of crises are disrupting established trade and logistics chains, provoking instability in international commodity and financial markets, and worsening food and energy security in many countries.
“Particularly concerning is the fact that the consequences of armed conflicts are already extending beyond the immediate zones of hostilities, affecting international markets, undermining supply stability, and reducing the overall level of mutual trust. In these conditions, it is crucial to prevent further escalation of military risks and a new arms race,” he noted.
The head of state drew attention to the fact that the declining level of trust between world powers is leading to the erosion of key international security institutions. Mutual alienation complicates diplomatic resolution even of those crises that are potentially amenable to negotiation.
As preventive measures, Tokayev proposed that the organization's members develop common SCO approaches to prevent the escalation of force scenarios, as well as use multilateral platforms to prevent new rounds of armed rivalry and arms control.