VIDEO More than 1,000 people suffered injuries in riots in Kazakhstan: Minister Korčok – Topky also reacts

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (ODKB) has already sent the first troops to Kazakhstan on Thursday at the request of the Kazakh government, which has asked an alliance led by Russia to help curb growing unrest, TASS and AFP reports.

We are following the development of the situation in Kazakhstan with great concern, says Korčok

Slovakia is following the current situation in Kazakhstan, where protests against high fuel prices have escalated into violence, with great concern. However, according to the information available so far, Slovak citizens in Kazakhstan did not suffer any injuries during the riots. This was stated on Thursday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Ivan Korčok.

I am very concerned over the recent developments in #Kazakhstan ??. Violence is never an appropiate response to resolve problems. I call for immediate de-escalation & dialogue.

– Ivan Korcok (@IvanKorcok) January 6, 2022

“The situation in Kazakhstan needs to be desecrated as soon as possible and the clashes that result in the lives of lives must be ended. Tensions in society cannot be ruled out, but the state must look for ways to deal with them democratically. This is not violence but dialogue with respect. laws and human rights, “ Korčok said in a statement.

The information currently available to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs (MFA) of the Slovak Republic does not indicate that Slovak citizens should be among the injured. However, several Slovak priests and nuns have been active in Kazakhstan for a long time, the statement said.

France and Britain have called for an end to violent protests in Kazakhstan

Britain called for an end to violent protests in Kazakhstan on Thursday, which have claimed dozens of lives and injured at least 1,000. Amid unrest in the Central Asian country, France is demanding restraint and a moderate stance from all parties involved, including the Russian-led Regional Security Alliance. The AFP agency informed about it.

“We call for further escalation and we want to see a peace resolution,” spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in Paris that the current events in Kazakhstan were extremely worrying. “We call on all parties – in Kazakhstan and within the ODKB (Collective Security Treaty Organization) – to show moderation and start a dialogue.” Le Drian said after the ODKB decided on Thursday to send its first troops to Kazakhstan. It was a response to a request from the Kazakh government to help curb growing unrest.

The German government has warned its citizens not to travel to Kazakhstan in the current turbulent situation. According to the Foreign Ministry in Berlin on Thursday, the German Consulate General in the city of Almaty in the southeast of Kazakhstan will remain closed until further notice, writes the DPA agency. German citizens can apply for consular services at the embassy in the capital Nursultan.

The collective security agreement organization has already sent the first troops to Kazakhstan at the request of the Kazakh government

“The peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization have been deployed to Kazakhstan for a limited period of time in order to stabilize and normalize the situation,” The ODKB said in a statement published by a spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharov.

According to the statement, Russian, Belarusian, Armenian, Tajik and Kyrgyz troops were sent to Kazakhstan. However, the statement does not specify the exact number of troops heading to Kazakhstan. However, their tasks “will be to protect important state and military facilities and to provide assistance to the security forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan in stabilizing the situation,” the statement said. Russian troops are said to be transporting air force to Kazakhstan, some of which have already “begun to carry out their tasks.”

Protests in Kazakhstan erupted on January 2

Protests in Kazakhstan erupted on January 2 in the Mangystau region and gradually spread to several Kazakh cities. Initially, there were protests against high fuel prices – specifically liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). However, according to Reuters, the protests escalated into anti-government unrest, caused by deep-rooted dissatisfaction among the local population with the nearly 30-year rule of former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Nazarbayev has not yet made a public statement since the outbreak of the protests

Although he resigned in 2019, he still retained his political influence, with his family assumed to control most of the Kazakh economy, which is the largest economy in Central Asia. Nazarbayev, 81, has not made a public statement since the outbreak of the protests.