“The situation will soon be stabilized in Kazakhstan and there will be no change in the state’s economic policy and investment climate,” Sailaukyzy said at a press conference devoted to the development of the state. situation in Kazakhstan.
The protests that erupted in a number of major cities have been instrumentalized by terrorist, extremist and criminal groups to escalate tension and violence, she added.
An analysis of the situation showed that Kazakhstan faced an armed aggression from well-organized and trained terrorist groups abroad, the diplomat noted, adding that the participants in the riots did not intend to negotiate with them. authorities but aimed at violently overthrowing the constitutional order.
These terrorist acts have resulted in human losses among law enforcement officers and military personnel as well as civilians, she deplored.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed law enforcement to form an investigative group to conduct a full-scale investigation, the results of which will be made available to the international community, said. Mrs. Sailaukyzy.
A protest movement began on January 2 in western Kazakhstan in the wake of rising fuel prices.
Protests degenerated in the following days in Almaty into riots marked by exchanges of fire, the sacking of public buildings and the looting of businesses.
