The President of Kazakhstan: We are subjected to terrorist aggression and we call on the leaders of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization to stand by us

Nur-Sultan-Sana

Today, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jimart Tokayev, called on the leaders of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, led by Russia, to stand by his country in the face of what he described as terrorist aggression by elements trained outside the country.

Russia Today quoted Tokayev as saying: “Given these terrorist gangs, which are mainly international, and whose members have undergone serious training abroad, our country is under aggression,” noting that he asked the CSTO countries to help Kazakhstan overcome this terrorist threat.

Tokayev explained that the city was attacked, destroyed and sabotaged by terrorist gangs that began to seize infrastructure facilities and took control of the airport and 5 planes, including foreign ones.

And news agencies reported that Kazakhstan had declared a state of emergency, citing a statement reported by the country's local television.

Tokayev announced earlier today his assumption of the position of President of the Security Council in his country, stressing his determination to take firm measures to restore public order and not to leave the country under any circumstances.

It is noteworthy that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a political-military alliance that emerged on October 7, 2002 from the Collective Security Treaty concluded on May 17, 1992, and includes the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, and is based in the Russian capital, Moscow.

Today, Russia called on its citizens in Kazakhstan to exercise caution in light of the difficult conditions in the country.

And the website of the Russia Today channel quoted the Crisis Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying in a statement: “Given the difficult situation in Kazakhstan, we advise Russian citizens to be careful and refrain from going to crowded places.”