Moscow-Sana
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced today that Russia is closely monitoring the development of events in Kazakhstan, stressing the need for a peaceful settlement of the situation in this country as soon as possible.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement: "We support the search for a peaceful solution to all problems within the framework of the constitutional and legal sphere and dialogue, and not through riots and violation of laws," noting that the steps of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev are aimed at stabilizing the situation and solving existing problems immediately, including: So those contained in the legal demands of the demonstrators.
The statement pointed out that direct contact with Russian missions in Kazakhstan is continuing, stressing that the environment around our diplomatic and consular missions remains calm, and according to the information available at the present time, there are victims among the citizens of the Russian Federation who are there.
Earlier today, President Tokayev accepted the resignation of the government headed by Askar Mamin and appointed First Deputy Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov as acting prime minister, while calling in a speech yesterday to the people not to give in to internal and external provocations amid protests against the rise in gas prices.
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