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Kazakhstan's first president is in capital Nur-Sultan - ambassador

Politics Materials 12 January 2022 16:18 (UTC +04:00)
Kazakhstan's first president is in capital Nur-Sultan - ambassador

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 12

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The first president of Kazakhstan - Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev is currently in the capital Nur-Sultan, the country’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Serzhan Abdykarimov said, ​​Trend reports on Jan. 12 сiting his statement during a press conference at the embassy.

Abdykarimov made the remark referring to the statement of Nazarbayev’s spokesperson Aidos Ukibai.

“Elbasy conducts a number of consultations and is constantly in contact with the current President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Besides, Nursultan Nazarbayev had several phone talks with heads of friendly states,” the ambassador said citing Ukibai.

Kazakhstan's government announced late Jan. 4 that it was restoring some price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, after the rare protests reached Almaty following a sharp rise in the price of the fuel at the start of the year.

Many Kazakhs have converted their cars to run on LPG, which is far cheaper than gasoline as a vehicle fuel in Kazakhstan because of price caps. But the government argued that the low price was unsustainable and lifted the caps on Jan. 1.

After the price of the fuel spiked, big demonstrations erupted on Jan. 2 in certain parts of the country. Public protests are illegal in the country unless their organizers file a notice in advance.

Following the development of the situation, the government declared a state of emergency all over the country. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said the government initiated anti-terrorist operations to deal with the ongoing riots.

Also, the divisions of the united peacekeeping contingent of CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) arrived in Kazakhstan to assist in restoring order and help protect strategic objects of the country.

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