MOSCOW, Jan 8 All foreign investments in Kazakhstan are protected by the acting minister of foreign affairs of the republic in contacts with the United States, discusses the situation in the country, said the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Russia Ermek Kosherbayev. sent, Mukhtar Tleuberdi talked with Mr. (US Secretary of State Etoni) Blinken, explained the situation. In general, there is an understanding of what is happening, «the diplomat said on the YouTube channel» Soloviev Live «, answering the question whether Kazakhstan is able to explain to his colleagues from other countries, why and how the republic operates in this situation. 
At least three thousand people participated in the riots in the east of Kazakhstan «The main point that interested our American partners was American investments, since the United States of America is still the largest investor, especially in the west (Kazakhstan), especially in the oil and gas industry. The President of our country, speaking about the measures that our country is taking, he clearly assured that all foreign investments, this not only concerns American ones, these are Russian ones, these are other countries, they will be under reliable protection, «the diplomat added. protests in Kazakhstan began in the early days of 2022 — residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a twofold increase in prices for liquefied gas. Later, the protests spread to other cities, including Alma-Ata, the old capital and the largest city of the republic: looting began there, militants attacked state institutions, took away weapons. In response, the authorities declared a state of emergency across the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. According to the UN, about 1,000 people were injured during the protests in Kazakhstan. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 18 security officials were killed. On the morning of January 5, Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev dismissed the government and headed the Security Council. At the first meeting of the Security Council under his leadership, Tokayev described the situation in Kazakhstan as undermining the integrity of the state and said that he had asked the CSTO for help «in overcoming the terrorist threat.» The CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation in the country. On January 7, Tokayev announced that terrorists, including those who arrived from abroad, continued to resist, and promised to destroy those who did not lay down their arms. In addition, the President noted that all the demands of citizens, expressed in peaceful forms, were heard. in the town
