In Mangistau region, people rallied because of the rise in gas prices BISHKEK, January 4 The Kyrgyz border service is monitoring the situation in neighboring Kazakhstan and is ready to take appropriate measures in case of its aggravation, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday in the press center of the border department. In the event of an aggravation of the situation, appropriate measures will be taken in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and other government agencies, «said a spokesman for the press center. 
Kazakhstani mobile operator Kcell explained the interruptions in communication In the first days of the new year, residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan (an oil-producing region in the west of the country) rallied to protest against a two-fold increase in prices for liquefied petroleum gas. The country's Ministry of Energy explained that since January 1, the gas price is formed on electronic exchange trading based on supply and demand. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed to form a government commission to consider the situation. On Tuesday, the members of the commission announced that they were ready to fulfill the main demand of the protesters and reduce the price of gas in the Mangistau region. Rallies and protests are taking place in many cities of the country, demonstrators are putting forward new demands, including those related to lower prices for goods, solutions to unemployment problems. 
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