Moscow-Sana
Today, Russia and China affirmed their support for the efforts of the leadership of Kazakhstan to restore constitutional order after the recent events in the country, and expressed their concern over the interference of external forces in it.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement today that the Russian Foreign Ministers, Sergei Lavrov and China's Wang Yi, discussed by phone the developments of the situation in Kazakhstan and affirmed their support for its leadership's efforts to restore constitutional order and noted the decisive measures by President Kassym Gormat Tokayev that took place in a timely manner and were commensurate with the scope of the threat it faced. country.
The statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the Chinese Foreign Minister "positively evaluated" the measures taken through the Collective Security Treaty Organization at the request of the leadership of Kazakhstan, referring to the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in ensuring security in Eurasia, including the Central Asian region.
The two sides expressed their conviction that peace and tranquility would return to Kazakhstan and agreed to maintain close contacts on the Kazakh file and other urgent international issues.
On the other hand, the two ministers discussed the progress of preparations for Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China next February, and they also touched upon the results of developing bilateral relations between their countries last year.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization had sent peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan with the aim of protecting the country's administrative and diplomatic buildings and helping the army maintain law and order, while Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Lieutenant-General Sultan Jamal Aldinov announced yesterday that the situation in his country is stable and under control.