President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has addressed today a plenary session of the Astana Think Tank Forum, Kazinform News Agency reported citing the press service of Akorda.

According to the President, this dialogue platform set up under the aegis of the Astana International Forum enables to exchange ideas on the most pressing global and regional issues.

In his words, humanity faces today unprecedented challenges, such as regional conflicts, economic instability, climate change, food and migration crises.

The Kazakh President said that these global problems affect all countries and require a collective joint response.

“Our common future depends on how we will be able to consolidate the efforts and reach a consensus. Therefore, it is a great honor for Kazakhstan to be a part of this important process,” Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.

In his opinion, as the polarization of the world increases and the authority of multilateral international institutions weakens, the role of middle powers grows.

“While major powers are engaged in rivalry or just fail to reach compromise, it is middle powers that often become the mediators in conflict regulation, maintaining the fundamentals of global cooperation,” said the Kazakh President.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told the Forum participants about political reforms launched in Kazakhstan to ensure prosperity and implementation of democratic aspirations of the society. In his opinion, the recent nationwide referendum on the construction of the nuclear power plant proved the country’s adherence to democratic values.

As the head of state noted, the reforms play a vital role both in maintaining the internal stability and in ensuring economic growth and attraction of foreign investments.