Law enforcement officers during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan NUR-SULTAN, January 6 Kazakhstan will continue to ensure the rights and interests of all representatives of the multi-ethnic people and the safety of foreign citizens, including the diplomatic corps, the press service of the country's Foreign Ministry said. “The state will continue to ensure the rights and interests of all representatives of our multi-ethnic and multi-religious people, as well as the security of those in the country foreign citizens, including the diplomatic corps and journalists. Foreign investments and business of foreign companies will be protected, «the statement on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan says. It is noted that the republic is committed to respecting international obligations in the field of human rights and continuing the course of reforms.» Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan maintains constant contacts with international partners on all current issues of bilateral and multilateral cooperation, «the Foreign Ministry added. Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the early days of 2022. Then the residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the Mangistau region — an oil-producing region in the west of the country — opposed a two-fold increase in prices for liquefied petroleum gas, then the protests spread to other cities. In Alma-Ata, the old capital of the republic, on January 4 and 5, clashes with security forces occurred, the police used gas and stun grenades. Throughout Kazakhstan, the Internet was turned off, a number of TV channels temporarily stopped broadcasting. On 5 January, President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency for two weeks in Mangistau and Almaty regions, as well as in Alma-Ata and Nur-Sultan. This regime provides, in particular, a curfew from 23.00 to 7.00, a ban on holding mass events, strikes and the sale of weapons, as well as strengthening the protection of especially important facilities. On the same day, the state of emergency — also until January 19 — was extended to the entire territory of Kazakhstan. On the morning of January 5, Tokayev dismissed the government and headed the republic’s Security Council, removing the first head of state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, from this post. In addition, the President stressed that the authorities will act as tough as possible in relation to the offenders, and promised in the near future «to come out with a new package of proposals.» On the night of January 6, Tokayev held the first meeting of the Security Council under his leadership, at which he called the situation in Kazakhstan «undermining the integrity of the state» and said that he had asked the CSTO for help «in overcoming the terrorist threat.» Follow the situation in Kazakhstan in online report & gt; & gt; 
Kazakhstan is set on fire with liquefied gas
