The peacekeeping mission in Kazakhstan will end in a maximum of a week, said the press secretary of the president of the republic Berik Uali. He added that all arriving foreign military personnel will leave the country. Earlier, the United States repeatedly questioned the legality of Kazakhstan’s appeal to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), after which peacekeepers from member countries, including Russia, arrived to help with the protest situation on Kazakhstan’s territory.
“They (peacekeepers. – “B”) will not stay for a long time, perhaps a maximum of a week, or maybe even less. Everyone will come back, ”said Mr. Uali on the air of the Kazakh TV channel“ Khabar 24 ”(quoted by RIA Novosti).
The duties of the CSTO military in Kazakhstan include the protection of important military, state and socially significant facilities in Almaty and areas adjacent to the city. According to the commander, these tasks will be solved until the situation in the country is completely stabilized.
Protests and pogroms in Kazakhstan began on January 2 due to the government’s decision to double the price of liquefied gas. Demonstrators set fire to many buildings, looters ransacked shops, and many people died.
About the development of events in Kazakhstan – in the material of “Kommersant” “Soldiers walked across Almaty”.
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