Istanbul. January 6th. INTERFAX - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during a telephone conversation with the leader of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, expressed hope for the stabilization of the situation on the territory of Kazakhstan, the Anadolu agency reported on Thursday.
"In a telephone conversation with Tokayev, Erdogan expressed hope for the early formation of a new government of Kazakhstan and de-escalation of the situation in the country," the agency writes.
Erdogan assured the interlocutor that Ankara is closely following the events in Kazakhstan.
The situation in Kazakhstan worsened on January 2, when rallies against a sharp increase in prices for liquefied gas began in Zhanaozen (a city in the Mangystau region, in the west of the country). Then they escalated into mass protests across the country with economic and political demands. On January 4 and 5, protesters clashed with security forces in Almaty. There are dead and injured. On the morning of January 5, the President of Kazakhstan dismissed the government. A state of emergency has been introduced in the country.
On Wednesday, the President of Kazakhstan said that he appealed to the leaders of the CSTO countries for help in overcoming the terrorist threat in the country.
