The United Nations has called for restraint on all sides in Kazakhstan
“We continue to monitor the situation in Kazakhstan closely,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s spokesman Stefan Dujarric told local time on Thursday.
He added that there had been several contacts between the UN and Kazakh officials. This morning, Natalia German, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia, spoke with Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Akan Rakhmatulin.
The UN Under-Secretary-General’s spokesman added that the UN Under-Secretary-General, on behalf of the Secretary-General, called for restraint, non-violence and the promotion of dialogue to address the situation in Kazakhstan.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described the recent protests and events in Kazakhstan as an organized outside effort to destabilize the country and called for the deployment of troops to Kazakhstan, calling them “peacekeepers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.”
“On January 6, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which consists of the leaders of the governments and member states of the CSTO, decided to The deployment of peacekeepers to Kazakhstan for a limited time was aimed at stabilizing and improving the situation in the country.
According to IRNA, Kazakh President Qasim Zhumart Tokayev on Wednesday announced his decision to seek assistance from the Collective Security Treaty Organization to assist Kazakhstan.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) was established in 1992 and currently includes Armenia, Belarus, Russia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The CSTO was established with the aim of “strengthening peace, security and stability in the region and the world, the collective protection of the independence, territorial integrity and territorial integrity of member states.”
According to Tokayev, the people of Kazakhstan support this call for help, and such an action is necessary to counter the terrorists.
The Kazakh president said he considered the recent events in the country to be hostile foreign actions that were pre-planned and financed.
Protesters in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, stormed the president’s residence on Wednesday, setting it on fire. Eight Kazakh security forces were also killed in clashes Wednesday.
The Kazakh government declared a state of emergency Wednesday amid widespread protests across Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan’s government has resigned following protests in two major Kazakh cities over rising fuel prices. Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry says police have arrested at least 200 people in connection with public unrest over the past few hours, which have been marred by widespread protests.
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