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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart TokayevALMA-ATA, Feb 10 The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, after negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressed gratitude to the Russian leader for the assistance through the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in repelling the terrorist attack in January. «Once again, I thank Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and our other partners in the CSTO for invaluable support in repelling a terrorist attack unprecedented for Kazakhstan,” he said.Kazakhstan stands for the indivisibility of security in Eurasia, Tokayev saidMassive protests in Kazakhstan began in the first days of 2022 — residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed the doubling of 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 throughout the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. According to the UN, during the protests in Kazakhstan, about 1,000 people were injured. According to the country's Prosecutor General's Office, 4,578 people were injured as a result of the riots, 225 people were killed, including 19 security officials. On the morning of January 5, 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 for help from the CSTO «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. Later, on January 7, Tokayev said that terrorists, including those who arrived from abroad, continue 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. The successful completion of the CSTO mission was announced on January 13. On January 19, the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan announced that there were no longer any foreign military in the republic.